without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
now that; since; so long as; because
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to be needed; to be wanted
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
conquest; domination; mastery
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
second month of the lunar calendar
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
in that manner; like that
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)