severe; strict; tough; hard
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
suffix for familiar person
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to increase; to add to; to augment
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
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)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at first; in the beginning; originally
Bach (German composer, 1685-1750)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)