society; the world; the times
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
association; society; organization; organisation
they; those guys; those fellows
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
template; run of the mill; formulaic
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
disgust; dislike; loathing; abhorrence; hatred
number of persons; personnel
representative; exemplary; model
Saint-Germain; Saint-German
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt