place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
immediately; right away; on the spot
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
then; well; so; well then
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
periodic; regular; routine
after a long time; for the first time in a while
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
why; how; for what reason
several minutes; a few minutes
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut