successive generations; successive emperors
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
genuine article; real thing; real deal
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
topic of discussion; agenda
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
decision; settlement; definition
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
schedule; program; programme; agenda
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
planning; project; plan; design
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of