vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
how many years; how long; what year
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
choice; selection; option
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
since then; from that time; ever since
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)