(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
thereupon; shortly thereafter
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
failure; mistake; blunder
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs