great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
a few years ago; some years back
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
contest of strength; trial of strength
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to speak; to hear a voice
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate