that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
supporter; cheerer (e.g. from the sidelines at a sporting event); rooter
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
naturally; of course; understandably
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
second-year student; biennial
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
deed; act; work; performance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly