the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Island; insula; island; islet
dwelling place of hermits; pure land away from the world
great war; great battle; world war
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
occurrence; happening; incident; event
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious