selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
prevention; precaution; protection against
in accordance with; subordinate to
start; beginning; first step; clue
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
pride; dignity; self-respect
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
beyond comparison; incomparable
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
hope; white hope; person of promise
(political) power; authority; influence
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
competitive spirit; spirit of rivalry
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure