the press; (in the) newspapers
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
declaration; proclamation; announcement
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
artists' world; painting circles
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
why; how; for what reason
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at once; immediately; right now
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
way (of doing); manner; method; means
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
while; during; while; although; all; both
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
existence; being; presence
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
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 ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...