South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
already; now; no longer; not any more
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
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 rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to invite in; to show someone in
front; frontage; facade; main
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute