anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
very; much; greatly; a lot of
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to follow; to conform; to apply to
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
if you think about it; come to think of it
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
prize money; monetary award; reward
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
joint struggle; common (united) front
older brother and younger sister
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
(not) merely; (not) simply
common people; ordinary people; masses
astronomical figure; astronomical number
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
piece; fragment; one (object)
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
not necessarily so; is not always true