merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
temporary name; provisional name
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
preparation; arrangements
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
great war; great battle; world war
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
village; human habitation; human settlement
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)