place; situation; position; location
registration; accession; register; entry; record
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
in order; in turn; one by one
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
considerably; fairly; quite
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
question; inquiry; enquiry
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
about when; about what time; how soon
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to have a talk; to tell a story
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
January; first month of the lunar calendar
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
how long; how much; to what extent