to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
for your information; I'm telling you
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)
scale; scope; plan; structure
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
vernal equinox; spring equinox
Autumnal Equinox Day (national holiday; September 22, 23 or 24)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
waterfall; (arch.) rapids