just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
conviction; belief; confidence
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
article; news story; report; account
welcome!; nice to see you!
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
knowing; (an) acquaintance
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
artificial intelligence; AI
development; exploitation
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
this for sure; certainly is
around the world; throughout the world
individual; private person; personal; private
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
police; police officer; police station
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to grow up; to become an adult
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
war; fighting; fierce competition
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style