passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
less than; under; short of; insufficient; lacking
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
according to plan; as planned
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
as planned; according to plan
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to do together; to share; to participate in
each; (arch.) you (plural)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
suddenly; all of a sudden
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to be transparent; to show through
real thing; original; actual
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to have a reason; to have an excuse
busy; having no time (for)
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
government; administration; ministry