modern times; the modern age; this day and age
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
just because; even if; even though
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
not necessarily so; is not always true
turmoil; chaos; confusion
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
had better ...; had better not ...
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
should; must; -able; probably; likely
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
supreme command authority (of the emperor)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
(college) president; secretary-general
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all