peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
passing through without stopping; passing by
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
number of times; frequency; count
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained