genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(major) world religion (i.e. Christianity, Buddhism, Islam)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to be worried; to be troubled
one day; (on) a certain day
meditation; contemplation
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
decision; determination; resolution
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear