the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
science and technology; scientific technique
progress; advance; improvement; development
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
weak point; unskillfulness
notes; comment; remark; annotation
derailment; digression; deviation
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
attraction; lure; invitation
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
in swarms; in great crowds
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
beginning (of a century, etc.)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances