big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
discovery; detection; finding
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that is to say; so that means
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
breakthrough; great discovery
how long; how far; how much
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
around the world; throughout the world
academic study; academic research
of course; certainly; naturally
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)