to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
all; entire; whole; altogether
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
be (that) as it may; having said that
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether