without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
meaning; significance; sense
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
while; during; while; although; all; both
ago; since; before; previous
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances