will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
at that time; in those days
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
single word; a few words; brief comment
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
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
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
rather; better; instead; if anything
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
one's native country; land of one's birth
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
number one; first; best; most; game; round
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...