Dictionary

to be ahead of one's time; to surpass or outdo one's predecessors; to be ahead of the pack

to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)

to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors

to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set

scales (to weigh things)

self-confidence

upper class

mask (surgical etc)

to counteract; to cancel out; to offset

show business

robust; healthy; sturdy

sweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit

to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up

texture; background (texture); grain

to become shaped; to become formed

a coconut palm; a coconut

public; for public use

dance hall; ballroom

to wipe out; to crush; to annihilate

to debug; to adjust components during testing; debugging

between; intermediate; to lie between

wind force; wind power

complementary; to complement each other

to have a taste of; to realize; to appreciate

brokerage; a commission paid to a middleman; euphemism for a bribe

desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly

to be determined to; to insist on

platform; rostrum; altar

(military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops

race (running); to race (running)

gravestone; tombstone

to cover; to comprise; to include

autocracy; dictatorship

wanton; unbridled; presumptuous

personal matters

senior figure; elder; doyen

to avoid (an unpleasant fate)

compact; terse; tight (schedule)

drinking water; potable water

blurred (landscape etc); low (spirits); in a slump (economy)

indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious

public cemetery

to ponder; to consider

can see; can tell

steady; earnest; staid

palace; hall; temple buildings

one's later years

foe; one's personal enemy

coastal area; littoral or riparian

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