successive generations; successive emperors
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be silent; to say nothing
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
considerably; greatly; a lot
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
maintenance; preservation; improvement
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at work; in the midst of work; working
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to be needed; to be wanted
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to approach; to draw near