the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
several people; a few people
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
river; stream; River; the ... river
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
time; season; period; phase; stage
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
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)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual