that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to approach; to draw near
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
this is why; this means; it is the case that
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
tail (animal); tail end; tip
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
two (long cylindrical things)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...