loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
second generation; second; junior
three generations; three periods; third generation
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
remembrance; recollection; recognition
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
quality (of a product or a service)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
here and there; in places
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
support; backing; aid; assistance
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
participation; joining; entry; adherence
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
dominion; territory; possession
to increase; to add to; to augment
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
national defence; national defense
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
(social) class; rank; grade
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
empirical; from experience
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
explanation; interpretation
premature joy; short-lived elation
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber