to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
such; this sort of; like this
historic; historical; traditional
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
generation; the world; the age
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
while; during; while; although; all; both
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
evolutionary theory; theory of evolution
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
personal; individual; private
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
concerning; per; on account of
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
for example; for instance; e.g.
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least