robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
study; research; investigation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
on the occasion of; at the time of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
longing for; burning desire
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
time; hour; period; class
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
making practical; making useful; implementing
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on