to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
how; in what way; how about; questionable
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
not limited to; not just ...
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
no!; no no!; no, not at all
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
mental; spiritual; emotional
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter