how long; how far; how much
from the beginning; from scratch
evident; plain; distinct; clear
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
far away in the distance; in the far distance
several hundred; hundreds (of)
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to yield to temptation; to succumb
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
they; those guys; those fellows
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
entrance fee; participation cost
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
to be worried; to be troubled
sexy; popular; well-liked
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
representative; exemplary; model
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization