as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
now; the present time; just now; another; more
position; location; base; point; site
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
third day of the month; three days
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
considerably; fairly; quite