to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
official announcement; proclamation
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
yearned for; longed for; missed
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
cabinet; housing (of equipment)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
panels, planks or plating on the hull of a ship or aircraft
although; though; despite the fact that ...
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
high ground; plateau; heights
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
video telephone; video call; video chat; skyping
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin; Roman
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series