war; fighting; fierce competition
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
like this; this sort; this way
research; study; investigation
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
for example; for instance; e.g.
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
consideration; taking into account
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
opposite side; opposition
to lie deep in; to extend far back