archeologist; archaeologist
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
origin; beginning; source; rise
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
five (long cylindrical things)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to keep secret; to conceal
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
all around; as far as the eye can see
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
along the road; along the way
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to stop walking; to pause
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature