successor machine; later model
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to throw away; to abandon
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
possession; occupation; occupancy
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
every place; various places
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
rust-proofing; anti-corrosive
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to knead well; to polish; to refine
commander; commanding officer; CO
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...