state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
second (unit of time); arc second
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
something like ...; something called ...
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
in comparison to; rather than
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
preservation; retainment; keeping
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
such; this sort of; like this
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
surface of a board or record
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
genius; prodigy; natural gift
author; writer; novelist; artist
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion