mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
long time; long interval; for quite some time
something like ...; something called ...
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
self-questioning; to self-question; to rethink; to reflect on oneself
too much; excessively; too
in history; ever; historical
great person; eminent figure
master inventor; king of inventors (e.g. Edison)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
science and technology; scientific technique
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
(having) same family and personal name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to detain; to take into custody
control; management (e.g. of a business)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
intelligence; intellect; brains
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...