one act (play, etc.); scene; event
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
the Industrial Revolution
by means of; due to; because of; according to
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
progress; advance; improvement; development
opposite; reverse; contrary
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
distinction; differentiation; classification
firm; strong; solid; stable
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
system; institution; organization; organisation
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
loving something but being very bad at it