such ... as; or some such
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
club activities; group activities
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
cooking class; cookery school
neighbourhood; neighborhood
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
that day; the very same day
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
outrageous lie; outright lie
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
well-known; noted; celebrated
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
host country (e.g. for a conference)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series