achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
hammering sound; hammering
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
casualties; the killed and wounded
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
deed; act; work; performance
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
interior; inside; internal
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
second; secant; sec; dry wine taste
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
personal grudge; personal enmity
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to have a reason; to have an excuse
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
box; box-shape; cube-type
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
I see; that's right; indeed
interchange; transposition; compatible (e.g. PC)