middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
continuation; succession; series; continuous
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
countries; (various) nations
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
interference; intervention; meddling
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
innumerable; countless; numberless
existence; being; presence
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
you (plural); all of you; you all
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
such; like that; that sort of
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness