question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
using together (jointly); used at the same time
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
two persons; two people; pair; couple
incident; affair; happening; event
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
having said that; on the other hand
ten; 10; ten years of age
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate