life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
labor; labour; manpower; working force
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
environment; circumstance
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
wages; pay; rental payment
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
middle class; bourgeoisie
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
sales; selling; marketing
work; business; company; study
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
modern state; modern nation
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
distant; remote; isolated
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
serious; severe; grave; acute