to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
(political) power; authority; influence
financial power; financial means; wealth
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to have a reason; to have an excuse
god king; god-king; guardian deity
interest; rights; concession
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
a few years ago; some years back
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
secret understanding; collusion
having ended; being resolved
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
power; authority; jurisdiction
switching over to; migration; transition
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best