large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
why; how; for what reason
being very popular; being in great demand
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to serve; to work for; to attend
I see; that's right; indeed
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
marriageable age; chance of marriage
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to subsist; to keep on living
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
(political) power; authority; influence
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
estimate (of costs); budget
to demand money; to pester; to extort
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
bribe; sweetener; douceur
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
personal; individual; private
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade