kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
journal; magazine; periodical
monthly publication; monthly issue
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
several years; a few years
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
re-entry (into a country)
reaching; attaining; arrival
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
large number (of); many; majority
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount