to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
the West; the Occident; Western countries
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
such; this sort of; like this
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
study group; study meeting
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
still (continuing); as ever; further
all present; all concerned; all of us
to look around; to survey
to take a picture; to take a photo
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream