spread; span; expanse; extent
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
fate; destiny; predestination
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
not limited to; not just ...
broad support; wide-ranging support
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
ruler; monarch; sovereign
stubbornly sticking to old ways; dislike of new things; narrow-mindedness
convention; tired tradition; old custom
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
calamity; disaster; misfortune
calamity; evil; misfortune
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
pessimism; weariness with life
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
looking on; remaining a spectator
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
ring; band; ring; circum-
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy