rare; strange; odd; peculiar
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to come back; to bloom a second time
firm; strong; solid; stable
alma mater clique; old school tie
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
naughty; mischievous; unruly
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
novel; original; new; innovative
policy of increasing national prosperity and military power
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
new book; new publication
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
in terms of; from the point of view of
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
attending a government office; going to work (for a government official)
scholarship; scientific attainments