origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day