recently;  lately;  these days;  nearest;  closest
 parent;  parents;  dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.);  banker;  founder;  inventor;  (pet) owner
 only;  merely;  approximately;  about;  just (finished, etc.);  as if to;  (as though) about to
 to look (stare) back at (somebody);  to look at again;  to re-examine;  to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending);  to look back (behind oneself)
 interval;  period of time;  among;  between;  good opportunity;  chance
 to take (a resource, e.g. time or money);  to hang;  to come into view;  to arrive;  to come under (a contract, a tax);  to start (engines, motors);  to attend
 sign;  indication;  call;  summons;  requisition;  expropriation
 only;  merely;  but;  no more than
 half;  semi-;  half-past;  odd number; (arch.)  unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
 work;  operation;  manufacturing;  fatigue duty
 taking on one's share (e.g. of work);  dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between;  apportionment;  allotment;  allocation;  assignment
 (for something) to have occurred;  to have done (something);  (for something) to happen on occasion
 forever;  for good;  eternally;  as long as one likes;  indefinitely;  no matter what
 how;  in what way;  why;  for what reason;  cannot possibly;  no way
 academic background;  academic credentials;  academic record
 as is;  as it is;  as things are;  like this;  this way;  at this rate
 real intention;  true motive;  true will;  original intention;  original purpose;  original hope
 close friend;  bosom friend;  buddy;  crony;  chum
 result;  consequence;  coming to fruition;  bearing fruit;  as a result;  consequently
 to laugh;  to smile;  to sneer;  to ridicule;  to be dumbfounded;  to be flabbergasted
 meaning;  significance;  sense
 tumor;  tumour;  neoplasm;  neoplasia
 trouble;  burden;  nuisance;  care;  dependence;  support
 place;  spot;  address;  district;  area;  one's house;  point
 to leave alone;  to leave as is;  to ignore;  to neglect
 dying;  death;  dead;  useless;  damned
 to arrive at (e.g. a decision);  to reach (a stage);  to lead to (a place);  to get to;  in the extreme case of; (arch.)  to come
 to put the scalpel to;  to perform an operation on;  to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something;  to make a searching inquiry;  to put something under the microscope
 you;  presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
 first;  foremost;  most important;  best;  greatest;  above all
 top;  top position;  senior management;  senior bureaucrat
 have no choice;  there is nothing but;  no more than
 continuously in some state (for a long time, distance);  throughout;  much (better, etc.);  by far;  far away;  long ago