soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
this is why; this means; it is the case that
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
on the occasion of; at the time of
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
technique; art; skill; move
(giving) instruction; initiation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
practice; practising; training; study
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
embodiment; realization; materialization
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)