quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
open; spacious; extensive
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
historic; historical; traditional
at that time; in those days
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
metallic sound; metallic clank
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to be transparent; to show through
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
the reverse; other side; lining
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
minimum; at the very least
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)