to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
sense of loss; feeling of loss
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
component; component stereo
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
very loud volume; megavolume
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
much less; to say nothing of
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
immediately; right away; on the spot
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret