existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
how; in what way; how about; questionable
myself; yourself; I; me; you
adds force or indicates command
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
heading; headline; index; headword
traditional; conventional
preference; priority; precedence
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
written language; literary language; classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
variation; variant pattern
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
at that time; in those days
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again and again; repeatedly
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)