incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
influenced (by); under an influence
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
exile; banishment; deportation
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to put on airs; to assume importance
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
crude; philistine; uncultivated; uneducated; vulgar
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
land of everlasting summer
altitude sickness; mountain sickness
ratification; confirmation
to be clever; to be quick-witted; to be precocious
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
unauthorized; unapproved; not recognized
private seal; personal seal; unregistered seal; informal seal; signet
distant; remote; isolated
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
underestimation; undervaluation
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to emphasize; to attach importance to
certain evidence; definite evidence
breakup of diplomatic relations; diplomatic break