at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to accept; to receive; to agree
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
too (much); overly; excessively
on bad terms; at loggerheads
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
while; even though; despite
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to increase; to add to; to augment
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to spread; to be propagated
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o