(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
for some (unspecified) reason
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
just a minute; small quantity
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion