to step forward; to take a step forward
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
everywhere; all over; throughout
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
product; produce; result; fruit
casting; cast-metal object
making one's best exertions
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
number of persons; personnel
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
deviation; departure; omission
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
innumerable; unfathomable; unutterable
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
close friendship; intimate friendship