before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
no, not like that (but like this)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
way of speaking; intimation
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
it is not (like that) either
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
beyond this point; from now on; after this
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)