death; mortality; to die; to pass away
within; inside of; less than
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
time; hour; period; class
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
something like ...; something called ...
antiquity; the previous era
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
by myself; in person; by oneself
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
tone (of voice); manner of talking
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to like; to love; to be fond of
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news