royalty and titled nobility
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
the front; honest; upright; decent
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
to be embarrassed for a reply
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
desperation; struggle to the death
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
posterity; future generations; future life
convenience; benefit; profit
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
reality; actuality; hard fact
foundation stone; cornerstone
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
even more; still more; further
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
pride; dignity; self-respect
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce