distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
existence; being; presence
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
society; public; community; social studies
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
if it is (the case that ...)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification