irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to boil strongly; to be excited
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
successive generations; successive emperors
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
fine view; beautiful sight
origin; source; beginning; starting point
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
another thing; other things; another man's property
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
compensating; making up for; supplementation
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
internal organs; viscera; intestines
to be reminded of; to call to mind
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
counter for generations; epoch
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature