shopping; purchased goods
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
old age; old person; the old; the aged
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to throw into; to toss into
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
if it is the case that ...
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation