little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis); grebe
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
more than anything; above all else
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
real life; actual life; everyday life
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
to get scarce; to run short
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
common-sense expectation; obvious conclusion; conventional wisdom; received opinion
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge