here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
average; ordinary; normal
colorless and transparent
results; record; grades; marks
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
such; this sort of; like this
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of