matter; thing; affair; circumstance
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
because; for; the reason why is ...
phantom; vision; illusion
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
tradition; legend; folklore
private citizen; civilian
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
notice; attention; observation
time; season; period; phase; stage
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
decline; fall; decay; withering
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be the ruin of (a person)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
reason; cause; circumstances
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
systematic; organized; organizational
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
decrease; reduction; decline