before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
convenient; handy; useful
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate