to play a leading role;  to play a central part
 change;  variation;  variety;  diversity;  inflection;  declension
 to produce;  to yield;  to cause;  to result from;  to arise;  to be generated
 bird;  bird meat (esp. chicken meat);  fowl;  poultry
 form;  shape;  state;  condition;  letter;  correspondence
 until then;  till then;  to that extent;  the end of it;  all there is to it
 spewing;  gushing;  spouting;  eruption;  effusion
 to inhale;  to breathe in;  to suck up;  to absorb;  to soak up
 to create;  to bring forth;  to invent;  to think up and bring into being;  to give birth to;  to bear
 condition;  term;  requirement;  qualification;  prerequisite
 that's the way it is;  such is life
 beforehand;  in advance;  previously
 necessary;  needed;  essential;  necessity;  need;  requirement
 to give one's life;  to lay down one's life
 far away;  far off;  far;  long ago;  long before
 difficulty;  hardship;  trouble;  infeasibility;  inability (to carry out)
 something like ...;  something called ...
 ordinary;  common;  free of charge;  unaffected;  as is;  only
 long;  drawn-out;  very long
 to talk;  to chat;  to chatter
 to stop (moving);  to come to a stop;  to stop (doing, working, being supplied);  to come to a halt;  to alight;  to perch on
 appearance;  arrival;  make one's appearance
 explosion;  detonation;  eruption;  eruption (of discontent, etc.);  outburst;  outpouring
 to blow away;  to blow off;  to dispel;  to drive away;  to talk big
 place;  situation;  position;  location
 accurate;  correct;  precise;  exact
 to catch;  to capture;  to grasp (e.g. meaning);  to perceive;  to captivate;  to move (one's heart)
 to sew;  to stitch;  to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
 while;  even though;  despite
 action;  conduct;  behaviour;  behavior;  mobilization;  mobilisation
 road;  path;  route;  way;  distance;  journey;  road (e.g. to victory)
 construction;  building;  putting up;  erecting;  creation;  formulation
 all;  the whole;  on the whole;  all in all;  generally
 to;  for;  from the standpoint of;  as far as ... is concerned
 breathing;  respiration;  knack;  trick;  harmony;  balance
 just like;  (virtually) no different from;  (almost) the same as;  as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
 for better or worse;  for good and bad;  regardless of merit;  both good and bad
 complex;  intricate;  complicated;  confused;  troublesome;  vexatious
 to pass through;  to pass by;  to pass (of time);  to elapse;  to have expired;  to have ended;  to exceed
 straight (ahead);  direct;  upright;  straightforward;  honest;  frank
 to wish (for);  to pray (for);  to hope (for);  to pray silently;  to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind;  to chant (a silent prayer)
 to be able (to);  to be possible (to)