to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to query
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 ...
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to tell all; to give a full account
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness