to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
to move forward; to move on
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
usual; normal; stereotyped
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
time; hour; period; class
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
young person; youth; young
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
consequence; outcome; result; blame
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
audience; attendance; hearers
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
degeneration; retrogression
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent