trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
thousands; several thousand
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
great writer; major writer
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to lose sight of; to miss
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
example; specimen; sample
living thing; organism; creature; biology
real thing; original; actual
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to apologize; to apologise
process; course; mechanism
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
just the other day; quite recently
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event