living by oneself; living alone
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
period of time; time slot; time zone
pupil; disciple; follower
to ask; to enquire; to query
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
extract; excerpt; selection
relatively; comparatively
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
too much; excessively; too
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech