to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
transfer student; student changing schools
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
please (give me); please (do for me)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to stiffen; to become stiff
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
on the way back; returning
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
literally; to the letter; literal
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
impossible; unlikely; improbable
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
many; numerous; various; large number of
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
in succession; one after another
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)