(motion of) precession of the equinoxes; precession
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to say no more; to sink into silence
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
had better ...; had better not ...
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to order; to command; to appoint
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
a few seconds; several seconds
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
nod; inclination of the head
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing