prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
interest; rights; concession
property; fortune; means; assets
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
educational system; school system
review; reconsideration; revision
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to state; to express; to mention
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
don't worry about it; forget about it
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
from the viewpoint of; according to
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
pulverized; pulverised; powder(ed)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
fresco; mural; wall painting
treasure house; storage for valuable property
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
law-like nature; regularity
at a moment's notice; readily
main question; real issue at hand
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics