paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to betray one's country (to an enemy)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
pride; boast; credit (to)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
several years; a few years
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
how many people; a number of people
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to serve; to work for; to attend
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to be silent; to say nothing
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
but; however; provided that
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
these guys; these fellows
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
until now; so far; up to the present
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight