to be finished; to be completed; to be done
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
reality; actuality; hard fact
same; similar; (just) like; equal
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to join together; to combine; to join up
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
scale; scope; plan; structure
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
real thing; original; actual
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
besides; in addition; also; moreover
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...