to play a central role; to take a leading part
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
founder; originator; pioneer
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
at first; initially; in the beginning
people; men and women; each person; everybody
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
very interesting; of great interest
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to increase; to add to; to augment
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
within; inside of; less than
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
foresight; foreknowledge; divination