exile; banishment; deportation
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to spend time (on doing something)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to put on airs; to assume importance
way of talking; speaking style
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
secret art; the mysteries
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
crude; philistine; uncultivated; uneducated; vulgar
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to differ; to vary; to disagree
different culture; foreign culture
sphere; circle; range; category
that is to say; so that means
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred