near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to charge; to rush; to flood a company, organization etc. with phone complaints (usu. loosely organized on anonymous online message boards); to message (someone); to contact
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
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
closing credits (of a film, TV show, etc.); end credits
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
genuine article; real thing; real deal
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
continuation; succession; series; continuous
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
moderately; in moderation
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat