solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to tower over the surroundings
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
design; idea; conception; plan
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
promising; hopeful; full of promise
student (esp. a university student)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
whispering into a person's ear
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
current student; enrolled student
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)