world-class; (of) high global reputation
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
multiracial nation; multiethnic country
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
higher education; tertiary education
system; institution; organization; organisation
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
number of (large) animals
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
home; household; family; hearth
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to look down over; to look down on
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
school; proofreading; proof
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
older brother and younger sister
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed