startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to win and advance to the next round
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
individual; private person; personal; private
from the viewpoint of; according to
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
feeling; sense; impression
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so