place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Tyrannosaurus rex; T. rex; tyrannosaurus
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
about; on; regarding; per; for every
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively