story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to attempt; to test; to try out
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
distinction; discrimination
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
while; during; while; although; all; both
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to live through; to survive
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
how; in what way; by what means
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment