Dragon King; promoted rook
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
amount of money; sum of money
estimate (of costs); budget
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
income; receipts; revenue
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
at the present time; as of now; at this time
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
calculating on paper; writing and arithmetic
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in