(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
and; thereupon; because of that
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
question; inquiry; enquiry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
literally; to the letter; literal
meaning; significance; sense
until now; so far; up to the present
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to concern; to be related
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
general mobilization; general mobilisation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
point of an argument; drift of an argument
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of