people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
foreign; abroad; overseas
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
something like ...; something called ...
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
idealistic thought (argument)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
opinion; intention; thought
single word; a few words; brief comment
to apologize; to apologise
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just