ancient times; distant past; antiquity
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
dwelling; house; residence; address
difficult to ...; hard to ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
reinforcement; strengthening
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
then; well; so; well then
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
I see; that's right; indeed
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
time; season; period; phase; stage
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)