infancy; childhood; tender age
major power; principal countries
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
financial power; financial means; wealth
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to try to do; to attempt to do
just because; even if; even though
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to concern; to be related
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
depending on; dependent on
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting