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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

4

origin; beginning; source

1

900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

1

fifty; 50

1

to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

5

founding of a nation

3

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

royal family

6

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

3

magic stone (in fiction)

8

charming; fascinating; attractive

2

resources

2

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

4

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

1

as you know; as we know

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

13

to overflow from something full

2

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

5

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

22

calamity; disaster; accident

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among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

end; close

3

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

14

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

6

scale; scope; plan; structure

8

huge; big; enormous

3

one theory; one opinion; another theory

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

11

dozens; scores of; decades

7

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

1

to release

1

completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

1

(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

14

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

2

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

2

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

2

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

3

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

2

to pass (of time); to elapse

4

half century

1

each country; every country; various countries; all countries

3

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

4

final; eventual; ultimate

4

command; lead; generalship; leadership

2

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

2