in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
copying in entirety (verbatim)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that is to say; so that means
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
(already) known; established
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to boast; to brag; to talk big
to name; to call; to christen; to term
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
Genesis (book of the Bible)
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
legend; folklore; tradition
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
time; season; period; phase; stage
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
3000; three thousand; many
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)