passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
after that; afterwards; thereafter
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
vigorous advance (while attacking the enemy); sweeping advance; string of wins; series of great successes; unbroken run of success (in business, entertainment, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
for this very reason; that is exactly why
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
existence; being; presence
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something