circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
use; utilization; utilisation; application
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
already; now; no longer; not any more
society; public; community; social studies
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to fight against; to oppose; to face
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
after that; afterwards; thereafter
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
attendance (at school); going to school
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
on and after; from ... onward; since
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey