technological development
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to throw at; to turn; to raise
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
far away in the distance; in the far distance
one-by-one; separately; in detail
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
innumerable; countless; numberless
one part; one portion; one section
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
heat death (i.e. of the universe)
big crunch (theoretical reversal of the big bang resulting in the demise of the universe)
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
ultimate fate of the universe; end of the universe
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
greater than ...; bigger ...
progress; advance; improvement; development
future years; in (one's) later years
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
death of God (in philosophy)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
to throw oneself (into an activity)
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to write down; to record; to register