explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
story; tale; talk; discussion
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
depiction; description; portrayal
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
like; similar to; as with; in the same way