if it is (the case that ...)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
time; hour; period; class
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
reinforcement; strengthening
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
discovery; detection; finding
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
country; territory; domain; realm
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
settlement; solution; resolution
to try all possible means
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
like this; this sort; this way
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
how; in what way; how about
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement