at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to some extent; to a certain extent
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
several people; a few people
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
party; set; gang; company; person
manipulation of information; spin
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to spread; to be propagated
that's a different matter; that's a different story
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)