very great; enormous; serious
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
at that time; in those days
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
how many years; how long; what year
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
overseas student; exchange student
unceasing; never-ending; endless
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to be found; to be discovered
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly