mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
failure; mistake; blunder
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
until now; so far; up to the present
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
surveillance camera; security camera
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be needed; to be wanted
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
participation; joining; entry; adherence
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on