that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
blunder; slip; error; error
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
looking on (somebody) as hostile
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
those (near the second person)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to state; to express; to mention
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
support; backing; aid; assistance
to accept; to receive; to agree
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
long ago; a long time ago; already
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
a considerable number; a fair number