perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
technological development
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to throw at; to turn; to raise
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
far away in the distance; in the far distance
one-by-one; separately; in detail
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
innumerable; countless; numberless
one part; one portion; one section
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
one grain; one drop; one bead
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
heat death (i.e. of the universe)
big crunch (theoretical reversal of the big bang resulting in the demise of the universe)
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
ultimate fate of the universe; end of the universe
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
greater than ...; bigger ...
progress; advance; improvement; development
future years; in (one's) later years
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
to throw oneself (into an activity)
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular