unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
suspension bridge; rope bridge
outside world; physical world
village headman; village mayor
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
offender; criminal; culprit
actor; actress; player; performer
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
(since) the beginning of the universe; (since) the dawn of time
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
throughout; all through; right through
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
slave traffic; slave dealer
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
job application form; employee satisfaction
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)