(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
living thing; organism; creature; biology
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
money-worship; mammon-worship
soldier; combatant; warrior
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
battlefield; battleground
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
young girl; lass; adolescent female
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to rage; to run amok (amuck); to tear around
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start