to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
the front; honest; upright; decent
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
(not) even once; (not) ever
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
although I say; although one might say; although called
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
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)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
the West; the Occident; Western countries
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
(some) more; even more; longer; further
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.