formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
successive generations; successive emperors
to differ; to vary; to disagree
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
operating (e.g. of trains, cars); running; working
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
military personnel; soldier
to be born; to come into the world
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
troubled times; turbulent times
to be remembered; to go down in history
case worker; case officer
those present; attendance
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
fifth day of the month; five days
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
situation report; status report; progress report
along the river; riverside
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
railroad; railway; rail transport
every station; local train; train that stops at every station
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40