continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
superior; excellent; fine
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
military force; military strength
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to be found; to be discovered
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
leaving everything up to someone else
this is why; this means; it is the case that
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be helpful; to be useful
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
sympathy; compassion; pity
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to be perturbed; to be agitated
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again