historic; historical; traditional
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
official announcement; proclamation
few decades; many decades; several decades
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
overhasty; rash; premature
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to be too numerous; to be too much
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to be erected; to be built
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
welcome!; nice to see you!
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)