association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
main street; avenue; boulevard
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
why; how; for what reason
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
if you think about it; come to think of it
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
failure; mistake; blunder
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction