to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
to be photographed; to be projected
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
very recently; in the very recent past
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
uninhabited island; desert island
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to be erected; to be built
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
plants and animals; flora and fauna
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
estimated (probable) age (e.g. of victim)
thousand years; millennium; eternity
a long, long time ago; very long ago
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)