ancient times; distant past; antiquity
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
death by suffocation; death by choking
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to polish up; to shine up
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
very likely; very probable
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
percent; per cent; percentage
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
10,000,000,000; ten billion
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
probability; likelihood; chances
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run