advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
outside world; physical world
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
older sister; lass; young lady
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
one day; (on) a certain day
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
instant; moment; for an instant
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
how many years; how long; what year
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to lie down; to throw oneself down
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
long ago; a long time ago; already
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to lie down; to throw oneself down
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)