tens of thousands of years
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
tank tread; continuous track; caterpillar track; endless track; crawler track
to say no more; to sink into silence
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
death penalty; capital punishment
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
(electric) torch; flashlight
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
absorption; suction; attraction
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
cannot be compared with; no match for
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to explain; to dispel doubts
to keep in mind; to memorize
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
another thing; other things; another man's property
absolute obedience; complete submission
arm disability; someone with disabled arms
staying behind; remaining; residual