to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
difference; variation; difference
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
is that so?; I see; right; oh
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
I see; that's right; indeed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
really; truly; indeed; good grief
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
belief; faith; conviction
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason