the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
now; the present time; just now; another; more
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
people; men and women; each person; everybody
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
environment; circumstance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
accumulation; accumulate; store
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
don't you think?; indicates question