because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to pile up; to accumulate
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
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)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
decision of a contest; finals
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
study; pursuit of knowledge
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
such; like that; that sort of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that