influence; effect; impact
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
world; society; people; the public
curiosity; inquisitiveness
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
while; even though; despite
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
I see; that's right; indeed
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
technical skill; ability; capacity
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
story; tale; talk; discussion
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nothing but; except; no more than
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made