sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
until now; so far; up to the present
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
unconfirmed; unidentified
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by