to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
world domination; global domination
optimization; optimisation
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
last century; ancient times
profound; deep; unfathomable
origin; beginning; source; rise
superconductivity; super-conductivity
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
deification; apotheosis; wondrous change; great moral influence
handful; small amount; small number
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
shift away from manufacturing to an information and service-based economy; softening; release (e.g. of a movie) on home video (e.g. DVD, BD, VHS)
to satisfy the requirements
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
just because; even if; even though
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice