the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
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
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
originally; by nature; from the start
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
if it is the case that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)