throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
depravity; corruption; degradation
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
(social) class; rank; grade
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
the first and second; a few
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
all parts; various parts; every department
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
belief; faith; conviction
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
no-hit, no-run game; no-hitter
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
at a stroke; with a single swoop