present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
until now; so far; up to the present
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
if so; in that case; in that situation
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
convenient; handy; useful
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
infant; baby; little child
father and mother; parents
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
one's own child; one's own children
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to throw into; to dump in together
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)