to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
scene; spectacle; sight; view
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
valuable article; valuables
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
common people; ordinary people; masses
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
rural district; farming area
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
many; much; plenty; hardly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)