in this way; thus; such; uh...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
really; truly; indeed; good grief
meaning; significance; sense
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
in comparison to; rather than
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
story; tale; talk; discussion
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to repeat; to do something over again
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till