about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
fort; stronghold; fortification
woman; female; feminine gender
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
man; male; masculine gender
question; inquiry; enquiry
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
3000; three thousand; many
scale; scope; plan; structure
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe