present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
duty; obligation; responsibility
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
individual; one by one; separate; each
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
human intellect; knowledge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
use; utility; profit; gain
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
the future; future prospects
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to hide; to keep to oneself
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")