pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
joint; seam; joining point
in its entirety; whole; wholly
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
to machine; to cut; to scrape
immortal; undying; indestructible
reigning; controlling; dictating
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
investment; contribution; financing
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
beyond one's means or position
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
capable of anything; liable to do
to take (be in) charge of
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to be discordant; to have discord
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
imprisonment; incarceration
breakup of diplomatic relations; diplomatic break
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
field overseer; site foreman
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins