to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
all (there is); as long as there is
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
instant; moment; for an instant
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
shah; former ruler of Iran
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
the last moment; the very end
one thin flat object; one sheet
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
you could say; you might say; verging on the
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
again; once more; a second time
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days