official announcement; proclamation
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
duty; function; office; mission; task
second day of the month; two days
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to talk; to chat; to chatter
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
same family (race, tribe)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to hide; to keep to oneself
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
antiquity; the previous era
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
endless; boundless; everlasting
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
not yet known; unknown; strange
continuation; succession; series
rather; sooner; preferably
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet