to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
great war; great battle; world war
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
postwar period; period after Second World War
to come to an end; to close the curtain
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be surprised; to be astonished
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
people; men and women; each person; everybody
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
root; source; origin; cause
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region