outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
originally; by nature; from the start
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
24 hours; twenty-four hours
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to ask a question; to ask questions
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
infancy; childhood; tender age
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
how long; how far; how much
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself