present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be exhausted; to be tired out
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
technical civilization; technical civilisation
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
global scale; worldwide scale
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
use; utilization; utilisation; application
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
numerator; molecule; member; element
creation; Creation (by God)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet