given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
paid vacation; paid holiday
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
information technology; IT
study; learning; tutorial
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
notebook computer; laptop
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
answer a roll call for another
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
rhythm game (video game genre); music game
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
perfect; perfection; perfect game
to run through; to run past
transcendence; excellence; superiority
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire