greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
skill; dexterity; proficiency
student teacher; trainee teacher
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
for example; for instance; e.g.
exclusive line (communications); dedicated line
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
freight traffic (transportation); freightage; shipment
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
birth; creation; formation
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
long ago; previous; of a former age
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
abandoned mine; disused mine
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
good-natured; of good character
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
if so; in that case; in that situation
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)