society; the world; the times
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
survival; survivor; relic
to be main; to be principal; to be important
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
country; territory; domain; realm
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
same family (race, tribe)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
stationing (troops); garrisoning
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
to become muddy; to become slushy