by all means; no matter what; at any rate
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
grave robber; grave robbing
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
man; male; masculine gender
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
time; season; period; phase; stage
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)