a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
soldier; combatant; warrior
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
how; in what way; by what means
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
how; in what way; how about
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!