so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
rational; reasonable; logical
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to give; to do (something) for
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
patriarch; head of a family
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
nowadays; in this day and age
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to come into being; to be born
solitude; loneliness; isolation
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
progress; advance; improvement; development
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up