continuation; succession; series; continuous
to unfold; to unroll; to open
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
much less; to say nothing of
children's literature; juvenile literature
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
Seven Wonders of the World
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
construction; establishment
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
creation; Creation (by God)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
gigantic statue; colossus; huge image
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
making (a book, etc.) into a film; adapting for the screen
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
Lawrence; Laurence; Laurens
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
live action (as opposed to animation); photograph (of a real scene, event, etc.); real image; depiction of a real scene (in writing or a picture); description