very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
audience; spectator; spectators
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to buy more (of something)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
The Great (e.g. in film and book titles); The Grand
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to be absorbed in reading
between times; when there's a spare moment
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to fall off; to tumble down
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
only recently; just of late
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless