serious; not joking; straight
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
automatic; intransitive verb
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
and; thereupon; because of that
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
almost; roughly; approximately
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
economical; efficient; lean; compact
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
two persons; two people; pair; couple
impossible; unlikely; improbable
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
retention; maintenance; preservation
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict