to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
family; relatives; dependents; household
go that far; to that extent
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
pride; boast; credit (to)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
3000; three thousand; many
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
the Industrial Revolution
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
contract; compact; agreement
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
such ... as; or some such
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)