brilliant; bright; dazzling
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
exactly as stated; verbatim
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
successive generations; successive emperors
(political) administration; political power
same generation; one's generation
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
distribution channel; channel of distribution