century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
even number; even; spouse; mate
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
night attack; nocturnal assault
one's person; around one's person
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
next term; next period; next version; next release
main force; chief object; mainline
young and energetic; up-and-coming
workshop; studio; atelier
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
prototype model; experimental machine
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to carry around; to carry on one's person
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)