slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to be forward; to be impertinent
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be worried; to be troubled
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon