crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
after that; afterwards; thereafter
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to have a talk; to tell a story
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
armed forces; military; troops
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rich person; wealthy person
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
donation; contribution; endowment
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)