speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
a few years ago; some years back
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
difficult to ...; hard to ...
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
tendency; trend; inclination
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
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 ...
now that; since; so long as; because
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
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.)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
research vessel; research ship
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant