no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (on a forum); read-only member
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
increase in activity; activation
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
law of contradiction (logic)
in the end; at the end of the day
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
tool; implement; means; furniture
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless