influence; clout; leverage
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
as far as the eye can see
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
100,000; hundred thousand
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
agricultural land; farmland
superb view; picturesque scenery
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
horizon (related to land)
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
center; centre; metropolis
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
this occasion; at this time; now
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
festival merrymaking; revelry