seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
home area; home town; local
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
it seems so; that's what it looks like
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
such; this sort of; like this
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
marking; grading; scoring
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to have a talk; to tell a story
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
difference; variation; difference
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
as you see; as you can see
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate