there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
older brother; elder brother
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to collect; to assemble; to gather
the same generation; coeval
several years; a few years
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
senior high school; high school
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
Europe and America; the West
sphere; circle; range; category
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to accept; to receive; to agree
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
curiosity; inquisitiveness
for the first time in one's life
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
conviction; belief; confidence
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
birth; creation; formation
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
reform; reformation; reorganization
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation