son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
environment; circumstance
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
educational institution; school; academy; campus
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to gather; to collect; to assemble
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)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
plural; multiple; several
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
several people; a few people
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
true; real; genuine; proper; utter