to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to repeat; to do something over again
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
now; the present time; just now; another; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...