to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to yield to temptation; to succumb
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
stability; security; equilibrium
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
certainly; surely; definitely
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
ordinary people; general public; public at large
combat power; fighting strength
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
what proportion; what percentage
of course; certainly; naturally
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)