birth; creation; formation
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
supporting role (actor); minor role
adds force or indicates command
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
point in question (at issue)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza