to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
time; hour; period; class
general idea; concept; notion
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
river; stream; River; the ... river
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
for example; for instance; e.g.
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
people; men and women; each person; everybody
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
system of government; government structure
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
question; inquiry; enquiry
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
micro-; micro; minibus; microfilm
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
don't you think?; indicates question
science and technology; scientific technique
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)