fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
dependent on luck; matter of luck
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
the very best; excellent; superb
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
extremely; terrifically; super
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
number of times; frequency; count
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
business world; business circles; (the) industry
good time to make a profit; most profitable season; peak time
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to eat up; to consume (completely)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
scene; spectacle; sight; view
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
small number; few; minority