to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to some extent; to a certain extent
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
novel; story; (work of) fiction
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
how; in what way; how about
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
closing credits (of a film, TV show, etc.); end credits
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
no!; no no!; no, not at all
long ago; a long time ago; already
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky