to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
river; stream; River; the ... river
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
time; hour; period; class
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
about; on; regarding; per; for every
oracle; revelation; divine message
accurate; correct; precise; exact
clear writing; specification
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness