change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
creation; Creation (by God)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
tide; current; tendency; trend
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to pile up; to accumulate
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
danger; peril; hazard; risk
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
straying; wandering off course
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
modern history; modern and current history; recent history; recent contemporary history
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
modern state; modern nation
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
defeat; lost battle; losing a war