to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
property; fortune; assets
to take someone's life; to kill someone
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
eastern part; the east (of a region)
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
dominion; territory; possession
people; citizens; subjects; folk
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
how; in what way; how about
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention