place; situation; position; location
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
weather forecast; weather report
as (for); for; in the capacity of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
order; sequence; procedure
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
steady state; stable state
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
ninth day of the month; nine days
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
the first and second; a few
fourth day of the month; four days
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start