world; society; people; the public
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
fib; exaggeration (of the truth); snow job
to beat to death; to kill
homeless; homeless person
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
settlement; solution; resolution
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(period of) a year; during an era
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
strip-searching; security check
mask; disguise; guise; mask
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
possession; retention; maintenance
to some extent; to a certain extent
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor