after that; afterwards; thereafter
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
even if; even though; however; no matter how
battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
essence; true nature; substance; reality
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
tradition; legend; folklore
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
flop (e.g. movie); total failure; box office bomb
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to collect; to assemble; to gather
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to cut corners; to be shoddy
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
otherwise; if not; or else
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on