century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
only; merely; but; no more than
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
adviser; advisor; counselor; counsellor
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
real intention; true motive; true meaning
preaching down; breaking down somebody's false beliefs through confrontation (in order to convert them to the right faith)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to throw oneself (into an activity)
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
calm; composed; cool; quiet
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
simply; merely; only; solely
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
high and low (social standing)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to count up; to enumerate