spare time; free time; leisure time
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
management; administration; operation
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to pick up; to find; to gather
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
genuine; authentic; true; real
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
discovery; detection; finding
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
from the beginning; from scratch
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
difference; discrepancy; variation
prejudice; bias; distorted view
tail (animal); tail end; tip
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
work; business; company; study
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
author; writer; novelist; artist
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
newspaper story (article, account)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration