thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to express (in words); to confess
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
last night; yesterday evening
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
difficult to ...; hard to ...
if it is (the case that ...)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
arrest; apprehension; capture
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
incessant working; working non-stop
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
after a long time; for the first time in a while
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
compound; composite; doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.); place bet (in horse racing, etc.); show bet
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)