definite; final; decisive; conclusive
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
supervised; under surveillance
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
this is why; this means; it is the case that
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
according to plan; as planned; on target
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
something like ...; something called ...
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
several years; a few years
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to creep about; to crawl around
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman