everyone has a past; every person has their own history
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) urine on a frog's face
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
progress; advance; improvement; development
pupil; student; schoolchild
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
clear writing; specification
standard of conduct; code of behavior; moral code; culture (of an organization)
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
frantically; maddeningly; to distraction
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
fortress; stronghold; citadel
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation