a long, long time ago; very long ago
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
another kind; different kind; distinct species
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
whispered conversation; whispering
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
silence; stillness; quietness
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
in terms of; from the point of view of
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to add (e.g. a postscript)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
striking; remarkable; considerable
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
superiority; predominance
had better ...; had better not ...