invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
tens of thousands of years
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
looking pale; looking unwell
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
to leave word; to leave a message
excessive; too much; unreasonable
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
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
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
reading matter; reading material
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to become decrepit and ugly with age
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
this occasion; at this time; now
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
10^44; hundred tredecillion
retainer; vassal; follower
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
accomplice; co-conspirator
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)