to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
discussion; argument; debate
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
Minister for Foreign Affairs
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
influenced (by); under an influence
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
official business; public business
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
official document; archives
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
enumeration; citation; listing