interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
several hundred million years
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to