(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
process; course; mechanism
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
gem; jewel; precious stone
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
old body; aged person; elderly person
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme