barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to be smeared; to be covered
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
image; figure; figure; form; image
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
discovery; detection; finding
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
association; society; organization; organisation
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
storehouse; warehouse; godown
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
at that time; in those days
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
such; this sort of; like this
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
generation; the world; the age
to become settled; to be fixed
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
settlement; solution; resolution
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising