this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
huge person; enormous object
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
5th day of the month; five days
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to pass (of time); to elapse
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
accurate; correct; precise; exact
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
else; in addition; besides
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
modern civilization; modern world
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
principle; theory; fundamental truth
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence