bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be silent; to say nothing
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
environment; surroundings; circumstances
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
why; how; for what reason
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
difficult to ...; hard to ...