vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
income; receipts; revenue
former years; formerly; a few years ago
rule; reign; peaceful times
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
Victoria (Seychelles); Victoria (Australia)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
rule; reign; government; governing
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
this world; this life; world of the living
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to jump at; to be attracted by
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
murder; homicide; manslaughter
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
in comparison to; rather than
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence