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Hercules; Herakles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)

1

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

2

end of the world

1

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

1

(coming through) loud and clear

1

Azores (islands)

2

OK; okay

1

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

5

pico-; 10^-12

2

Island; insula; island; islet

2

volcano

2

mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

5

full speed

3

aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight

10

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

1

ability; performance; efficiency

2

rising; ascending; climbing

5

Eurasian continent; Eurasia

1

African Continent

5

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

2

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

3

mist; haze

1

cloud

2

Head-up display

2

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

6

8000; eight thousand; many

2

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

1

latitude (nav.)

4

longitude

1

to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

3

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

1

to grasp tightly

8

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

13

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

3

(one's) self; oneself

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

2

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

8

1,000; thousand

7

departure; takeoff

2

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

2

you could say; you might say; verging on the

2

acceleration; speeding up

1

usually; under usual circumstances

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

1

to pour into (liquids); to pump into

1

high-tech

2

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

3