assertion; declaration; affirmation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to need; to demand; to take; to require
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
route; way; course; directions
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
ancient times; prehistoric times
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
living thing; organism; creature; biology
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
physical law; laws of physics
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here