coincident with; while; simultaneously
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
sequel; later development
talk; story; conversation
prequel; retrospective (talk, etc.)
drama; play; powerful drug
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
transmission of electricity; electricity supply; power supply
custom; habit; customary practice
(social) class; rank; grade
special promotion (in rank or grade)
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to thrust before; to thrust at
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to accept; to receive; to agree
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate