portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
incident; affair; happening; event
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
same; similar; (just) like; equal
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
many; a lot; much; multitude
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
successive generations; successive emperors
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
is something that; is that which
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to practice magic; to practise magic
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)