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invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable

1

no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen

1

to name; to call; to christen; to term

1

to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

1

migration; immigration

2

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

1

residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood

1

aim; goal; prospect; outlook

1

water well

2

tonight; this evening

1

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

3

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

2

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

2

mantle; cloak; manteau

2

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

bar; pub; tavern

2

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

history book

1

blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void

1

barren land; sterile soil; wasteland

2

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

5

to bloom in profusion

1

historic; historical

1

to like; to prefer

2

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

treasure

3

history

1

yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

1

direct control; direct supervision

1

historian

1

certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

1

to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

1

to burrow through; to dig through

1

the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)

1

law-like nature; regularity

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

1

to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)

1

it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

1

treasure

3

middle of the night; dead of night

1

site; plot; lot; grounds

1

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

2

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

1

quite a lot

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