to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
this is why; this means; it is the case that
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to distinguish in writing; to use different writing styles; to draw (identifiably)
100,000,000; one hundred million
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
benjamin fig (Ficus benjamina); weeping fig; ficus
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
while; even though; despite
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
you could say; you might say; verging on the
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
verbalizing; putting into words
opinion; point of view; visual point
turning sideways; landscape orientation
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
acceleration; speeding up
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
same; similar; (just) like; equal