modern man; modern person; modernist
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
fertile; productive; fruitful
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
personification; impersonation; embodiment
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
origin; beginning; source; rise
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
(an) authority; (a) source; (written) reference
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
reading through; reading over
whole story; full picture; full particulars
in order; in turn; one by one
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
expertise; experience; knowledge
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive