only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
reality; actuality; hard fact
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
literally; to the letter; literal
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
automatic; intransitive verb
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
method of operation; operating procedure
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
society; public; community; social studies
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)