millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to take over; to hand over
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
that's the way it is; such is life
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
serious; severe; grave; acute
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
good humour (humor); good mood
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to put on airs; to assume importance
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
notice; attention; observation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
book; volume; this; present; main; head
on the occasion of; at the time of
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)