thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
morning; forenoon; just before noon
even though; despite; when
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to sit down; to take a seat
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
maker; builder; creator; farmer
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
directly; in person; firsthand
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
such ... as; or some such
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities