continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
verbal message; word (from someone)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to take command; to give direction
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
consequence; outcome; result; blame
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
absolutely; positively; decidedly
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance