event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
several weeks; a few weeks
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
very likely; very probable
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
restoration; repair; mending
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
unique; peculiar; singular
special; particular; peculiar; unique
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
pending question; unresolved problem
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
beyond this point; from now on; after this