as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
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)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
of course; certainly; naturally
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into