to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
Islamic world; Muslim world
to bring; to take; to bring about
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to cut corners; to be shoddy
perfection; completeness; flawlessness
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
inexpert or untrained eyes
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
ago; since; before; previous
foreign; abroad; overseas
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
successful bid; winning a tender
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
gem; jewel; precious stone
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to be enchanted; to be charmed
very rich person; the super rich
large amount of money; great cost
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to remember; to keep in mind
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)