near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to face; to go towards; to head towards
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
now; the present time; just now; another; more
reality; actuality; hard fact
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
world-destroying conflagration