to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
posterity; future generations; future life
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
essence; true nature; substance; reality
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to live through; to survive
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
to boost; to force up; to push up
progress; advance; improvement; development
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine