goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
how many people; a number of people
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
than; from; out of; except; but; more
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
main cause; primary factor
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus