after having come this far; now that we've come this far
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to collect; to assemble; to gather
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
in that way; thus; so; so?
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
considerably; greatly; a lot
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
switching over to; migration; transition
war situation; progress of a battle
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
of course; certainly; naturally
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst