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by a certain time; by the time ~; before ~ (a deadline)

Also; As well; Moreover; Again; Additionally

to start; to begin to

to finish; to end; to be finished

Around, about (time or amount); Approximately; Roughly around a certain point

After; Later

Was doing ~; Had been doing ~ (for a period)

Times per period; Per X time; Frequency of occurrence

Finally; at last; in the end; after all this time

more than; over; than; 比较级的用于比对的“比”

every; at each interval; each time

as much as possible; whenever possible; to the best extent possible

About to do something; On the verge of doing something; Just about to happen

Despite; Although; Even though

I think; to think that...; to believe (that)

Such as; Things like; Etc.; And so on

like; similar to; resembling; appears to be; seems like

Turning a verb into a noun; the act of verb-ing; Nominalizing a verb to talk about the action itself; The abstract or general idea of doing the verb

look like; appear; seem; have a feeling that

turns i-adjectives into abstract nouns denoting quality, degree, or state; nominalizes adjectives to express the feeling or amount; used to discuss the nature or amount of a quality

Among other things; For example; Such as