conviction; belief; confidence
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
perfect; complete; flawless
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
convenient; handy; useful
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
death rate; mortality rate
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
just because; even if; even though
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
particularly; only; in the case of
principle; theory; fundamental truth
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
while; even though; despite
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
field; sphere; realm; division; branch