to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
handbook; instruction book; manual
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
genius; prodigy; natural gift
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to employ; to hire; to charter
the ocean; the great deep
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
place; situation; position; location
southern part; the south (of a region)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
boathouse; ship's hold; hatch
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
land route; overland route; by land; overland
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme