ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
people; men and women; each person; everybody
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
and yet; though; when; in spite of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
outbreak of war; starting a war
several years; a few years
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
discovery; detection; finding