the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force or indicates command
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
sympathy; compassion; pity
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
every place; various places
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem