that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
new shop; new store; new restaurant
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)