ago; since; before; previous
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
descendant; posterity; offspring
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
environment; circumstance
to accept; to receive; to agree
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
each; (arch.) you (plural)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
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)
though; notwithstanding; although
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
power balance; balance of power
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude