as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
something like ...; something called ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
considerably; greatly; a lot
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
why; how; for what reason
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
why; how; for what reason
to ask; to enquire; to query
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
beginning; outset; first; onset
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
society; the world; the times
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to become better; to improve