I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
this world; this life; world of the living
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
honor; honour; credit; prestige
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
thrifty; frugal; economical
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
our country; our land; one's own country
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
permanent; perpetual; lasting
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something