evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
while; during; while; although; all; both
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
society; the world; the times
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
many; numerous; various; large number of
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
small change; coins; small sum of money
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
that's the way it is; such is life