restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
surface of the earth; ground surface
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
(not) even once; (not) ever
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
genius; prodigy; natural gift
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
declaration; statement; proclamation
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
preference; priority; precedence
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
timewise; temporal; chronal
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
society; public; community; social studies
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to bring back; to restore
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
that is to say; so that means
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
naked eye; the physical eye
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about