world(the people who live on the planet Earth; any planet etc.; a state of existence; an area of life or activity; the lives and ways of ordinary people • The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer. • the world of letters – литературный мир • the world of sport – спортивный мир • Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world. • Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world. • people from other worlds • the insect world • the world of the international businessman • He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.); universe; planet; community; peace(sometimes with a; (a time of) freedom from war; (a treaty or agreement which brings about) the end or stopping of a war • Does our country want peace or war?); kingdom; concord; orb; paix(Norwen); realm(weird); globe; system; clubdom(Клубный мир, либо мир завсегдатаев клубов, а не просто мир. NL1995); quiet; armistice(в знач. "мирный договор" • Twice during the last quarter of a century the same railway vehicle has provided the scene of the signature of an armistice between Germany and France, and this famous vehicle is at present in Berlin, where it was placed on public exhibition in the Lustgarten on March 23.); quietude; agreement; corporation; creation; keep the peace; peacefulness; nature; scene(the academic/business scene)
place(Standard usage in contexts associated with phrases like "better place" = "лучший мир", "this place" = "сей мир", see the examples. Not applicable to all of such contexts: for example, the English version of the famous maxim authored by Leibniz uses the phrase "the best of all possible worlds", not "places". • "Beyond this place of wrath and tears..." (from the popular poem by W. Henley); "I hope you've gone to a better place" (Cordell song lyrics by The Cranberries); "(S)he is in a better place" (a popular phrase used primarily in a situation of someone's demise to express condolences); "The Good Place" (American TV series, the word "place" as used therein is synonymous to "the beyond"; = Russian "лучший мир")blackstar3103)
