to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
accurate; correct; precise; exact
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
secret; private; surreptitious
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
single word; a few words; brief comment
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
capable of anything; liable to do
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence