artificial island city; floating city
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
artificial island; man-made island
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
surface of the earth; ground surface
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
around the world; throughout the world
(brute) force; using all one's might
for money; just for money; by means of money; by force of money
to collect; to assemble; to gather
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
in the end; on top of that
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
primeval forest; virgin forest
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
influential person; man of importance
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to