(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to speak; to hear a voice
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a few years ago; some years back
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
special; particular; peculiar; unique
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
20 years old; (arch.) twenty