story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
choice; selection; option
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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)
sincere; honest; faithful
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
unrequited love; one-sided love
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
time; hour; period; class
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
inside one's heart; in one's mind
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)