I'm on the right track, just keep going and practicing.

Sentence:
one's is like a guiding torch.
Enhancing their knowledge and stay well-informed. 
a great deal of

Broaden one's perspective:
Foreign movie can broaden your perspective.
To sharpen one's skill:
Writing is an efficient way to sharpen your language skill.
Back then 
The blue pigment was very expensive back then.
By then 
He will get the result by then.
Say nothing of/not to mention




Time:
over the past century
from the past to present

in the era of information explosion.
in this highly advanced era
With the advances of technology
information-explosion era

Vocabulary:
undermine:
Technology dosen't undermine a teacher's influence, but rather enhance their status and this trend is likely to remain.
distinctive:
French has very distinctive pronunciation compare with other language.
state-of-the-art/lastest:
foreign movie feature the state-of-the-art technologies to maximize our visual and audio sensation.
mesmerize:
You will easily be mesmerized when you are watching foreign movie.
obsolete:
printed book are generally becoming obsolete.
respiratory:
Exercise can enhance our respiratory system and body's coordination.
diversify(v)
Making new friends can diversify your lives.
invigorate(adj)
This speech invigorates my mind.
prevalence
The prevalence of science let our lives more convenient than before.
discrepancy
This was discrepancy in this two report of the accident.
Puzzle over/get around
Scientist have puzzled over this unprecedented equation.
Sparing
The painter use pigment very very sparing.
Entail
The contrapposto pose basically entail showing a slightly twist in the body.
clarify
I believe this discussion clarified this problem for you.
thought-provoking
Good subject lines are attention-grabbing and thought-provoking.
improvise
This ancient music is hard to be restructured, because all the rhythm and melodies were improvised of the day.

Soothing / Therapeutic

Pokemon is so Soothing for me. 

Promising people


Bring to bear
This program bring to bear
Bear in mind




* If anything



 

live(v)/live(adj)
life/lives
I wanna live the life in my own way. 

affect(v) - to change, to influence
effect(v) - cause something happen,
effect(n) - result