to switch off; to turn off
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to remember; to keep in mind
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
final; eventual; ultimate
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
successive generations; successive emperors
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
(United States of) America; USA; US