later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
at that time; in those days
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
study; research; investigation
one day; (on) a certain day
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
every evening; every night
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to entertain; to make welcome
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
every place; various places
to appease; to suppress; to calm
self-deprecating; self-mocking
that; the matter in question
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to bail out (water); to scoop out
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints