since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
very interesting; of great interest
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be too numerous; to be too much
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
that; the matter in question
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
encryption; encoding; encipherment
order; directive; instructions; command
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
time; season; period; phase; stage
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
remaining quantity; residual quantity
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
supply; provision; service; supply