birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
while; even though; despite
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
and; AND (Boolean operator)
suspense (esp. in a film, novel, etc.)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
and; thereupon; because of that
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
participation; joining; entry
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to be conspicuous; to stand out
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
about; on; regarding; per; for every
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
being on the ropes; losing ground
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after