haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
genius; prodigy; natural gift
starting point; point of departure
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
amplitude; degree of vibration; range of vibration; degree of instability
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
blue sky; erudition; detachment from the world; high rank
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
emphasizing one's good qualities; presenting oneself in a favorable light; self-production (of an album, film, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to move forward; to move on
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn