prosperity; thriving; flourishing
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
another kind; distinct species; variety
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
each nation; many nations; many countries
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
in the end; at the end of the day
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
notice; attention; observation
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
murder of one's own lord or father
a help; an aid; some assistance
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to happen to have on hand or in stock
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking