poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
generation; lifetime; age
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
being adopted into the family of one's bride
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
a few years ago; some years back
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
(within a) territory; domains
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
people; citizens; subjects; folk
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
trauma (usu. psychological)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
(social) position; status
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt