European countries; European nations
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
exclusive; antiforeign; xenophobic
patriotic feelings; patriotism
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
great war; great battle; world war
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
foreign enemy; outside invader
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
folklore studies; folkloristics
on the street; around town; the world; the public
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
because; the reason why is
man of letters; literary man
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
ago; since; before; previous
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly