revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
Great Awakening (18th century American Christian revival movement)
now that; since; so long as; because
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
alternation of generations
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
longing; great desire; aspiration
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
is something that; is that which
every place; various places
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
point of ignition; flash point
investigator; one who seeks the way
originally; by nature; from the start
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
tendency; trend; inclination
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
university education; college education (training)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
firm; unshakeable; resolute
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
infant; baby; little child