to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
practical problem; practical matter
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
muzzle-loading; muzzleloader
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
place where one works; construction site; working area
to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
short trip; brief journey; excursion
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
about this time; about now