present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
some people; a few people; several people
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
will not do; do not; does not
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
the other day; lately; recently
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
concession; conciliation; compromise
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
how long; how far; how much
other side; opposite side; other party
both; both sides; both parties
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
disregarding strategy and using brute force
master; teacher; stable master
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
factory; plant; mill; workshop
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth