to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
time axis; time basis; timeline
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
as if nothing had happened
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
individual; private person; personal; private
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
several times; a few times
eternal; unlimited; endless
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
on countless occasions; many a time
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
making an attempt; trial run
to collect; to assemble; to gather
only recently; just of late
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
time travel; leaping through time
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
genuine article; real thing; real deal
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
feigning ignorance; acting dumb