ancient times; distant past; antiquity
group; bunch; crowd; group
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
near; close by; within reach; familiar
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
election; selection; choice
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
underground; subterranean
standing tall; towering; soaring
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to pitch camp; to set up camp
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
reigning; controlling; dictating
surveillance camera; security camera
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces