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employer

8

chance; opportunity

3

donor; contributor; provider

1

ancient times

1

olden days; former

4

to take up one's residence

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

18

sorcerer; wizard; mage

4

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

6

long (time); longstanding; for a long time

1

anyone can see that; it's obvious that

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

5

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

6

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

5

acceleration; speeding up

3

command; lead; generalship; leadership

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

2

to some degree; up to a point; to some extent

1

(whole) group

1

standard of living

1

transactions; dealings; business

8

(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

2

manufacture; production

4

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

6

national power

1

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

3

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

2

to bear; to endure

3

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

9

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

1

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

4

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

3

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

4

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

5

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

10

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

1

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

1

boots

1

automaton; automata

2

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

6

long time; many years

1

untouched; unused; intact

1

cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

6

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

14

battery; battery; pitcher and catcher

1