Of course, some MO’s begin with a relatively oligarchical structure and de-oligarchization may occur.

In conclusion, learners conveyed subjectivity by means of the diegetic present and the foregrounded imperfect but did so less frequently and in shorter stretches of text than native speakers in the expression of the native locutor's subjective involvement with his own discourse.

A well-timed double jump will let you skip this obstacle entirely.

a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit; no time should be lost