diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
time; hour; period; class
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
the reason is ...; it is because ...
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
how; in what way; how about
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to breathe out; to exhale
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
about when; about what time; how soon
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
long ago; already; a long time ago
reaching; attaining; arrival
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid