though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
one day; (on) a certain day
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
treasure house; storage for valuable property
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
time; hour; period; class
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
door; gate; opening; title page