that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
writing (e.g. as a profession)
about when; about what time; how soon
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
considerably; fairly; quite
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
impossible; unlikely; improbable
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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