reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
power; authority; influence
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to rock; to shake; to swing
cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace
no!; no no!; no, not at all
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
great difference; major mistake
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
a help; an aid; some assistance
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
entire world; whole world; world stage
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles