science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
town; city; municipal; urban
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
initiator; instigator; flagman; leader
major dealer; wealthy merchant
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(some) more; even more; longer; further
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as a child; when one was a child
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
loveable; very likeable; like very much
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
suspicious-looking; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to add (to); to add on; to append
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow