to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to recall; to remember; to recollect
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to curse (someone) to death; to put a deadly curse on (someone)
class; heading; group; category
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
major subject; special study
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
family; relatives; dependents; household
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
simply; merely; only; solely
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to ask; to enquire; to query
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
sound of voice; vocal sound
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
experience; history; record; career
to give something weight; to give something dignity
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class