I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
in the same way as; just like
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
beforehand; in advance; previously
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
discovery; detection; finding
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
this for sure; certainly is
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain