long ago; a long time ago; already
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
please (give me); please (do for me)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
several people; a few people
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
all present; all concerned; all of us
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
as you are aware; as you know
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
complete; whole; perfect; safe
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
to (a place); until (a time)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning