to attack; to assault; to assail
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
ago; since; before; previous
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
regret; repentance; remorse
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
after that; afterwards; thereafter
editor (in publishing, etc.)
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
while; during; while; although; all; both
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
how long; how much; to what extent
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
please (give me); please (do for me)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
wonderful; splendid; magnificent