(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
first-aid; emergency (aid)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to talk; to chat; to chatter
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
antiquity; the previous era
title; index; heading; headline; caption
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
it is not (like that) either
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be born; to come into this world
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to come to mind; to pop into one's head