continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
anything and everything; just about everything
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
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
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
cooking; food preparation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
round shape; circle; circular form
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)