to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
stairs; stairway; staircase
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
rope; cord; policeman's rope
acceleration; speeding up
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
that's the way it is; such is life
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
any more; any further; any better; any longer
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
all; entire; whole; altogether
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
falling asleep (in one's clothes); lying down to nap; crashing out
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
cost of one's food; one's board