eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
birth; creation; formation
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
historic; historical; traditional
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)