it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
putting into operation; invocation
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
mass; quality and quantity
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed