thousands; several thousand
from the beginning; from scratch
distant look; faraway look
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
power; might; authority; influence
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
settlement; solution; resolution
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
this world; this life; world of the living
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
innermost depths of one's heart
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to ask a question; to ask questions
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
chief; main; principal; important