to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
some people; a few people; several people
various countries; various regions; various provinces
several years; a few years
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
for example; for instance; e.g.
three; three years of age
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to repeat; to do something over again
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
memory; sense; experience
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
new invention (discovery)
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
government service; the bureaucracy
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer