thousands; several thousand
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
scale; scope; plan; structure
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
production (e.g. play); direction
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to turn towards; to point
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to surge; to well up; to gush out
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...