long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
for some (unspecified) reason
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
time; hour; period; class
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
until now; so far; up to the present
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to become better; to improve
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
how long; how much; to what extent
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
covered in mud; mud-caked