first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
king and princes; noble rank
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
flippant; frivolous; thoughtless; careless
enticement; inducement; attraction
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
depravity; corruption; degradation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
to make merry; to be festive
the West; the Occident; Western countries
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
lightly; easily; carelessly
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)