rising; ascending; climbing
region; limits; stage; level
old body; aged person; elderly person
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
founder of a religious sect
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
serious; severe; grave; acute
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
supervised; under surveillance
large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
mass communication; mass media
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on