eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
several years; a few years
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
gazing at (in wonderment)
change; alteration; modification
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
commander; commanding officer; CO
that's the way it is; such is life
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to spread; to be propagated
to practice magic; to practise magic
failure; mistake; blunder
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
derailment; digression; deviation
main question; real issue at hand
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent