to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
inside one's heart; in one's mind
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
battlefield; battleground
in that way; thus; so; so?
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to show up; to appear; to turn up
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do