vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
former years; formerly; a few years ago
rule; reign; peaceful times
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
Victoria (Seychelles); Victoria (Australia)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
rule; reign; government; governing
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
this world; this life; world of the living
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
murder; homicide; manslaughter
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming