throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
mathematical principle; mathematics; arithmetic; figures; accounts
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
fortress; stronghold; citadel
in that manner; like that
intelligence test; IQ test
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
results; record; grades; marks
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
8000; eight thousand; many
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.); crew member
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
nursery school; day care center; day nursery
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
at first; in the beginning; originally