to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to move forward; to move on
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to speak; to say; to vocalize
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to say; to be called; to do
question; inquiry; enquiry
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
special; particular; peculiar; unique
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
beginning; outset; first; onset
time; hour; period; class
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable