to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
ago; since; before; previous
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
feeling; sense; impression
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
beginning; outset; first; onset
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
since when; from when; how long
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
nine; team; players on a team; no
(not) even once; (not) ever
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
trial product; prototype model