strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
time; hour; period; class
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
like this; this sort; this way
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to win and advance to the next round
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
really; truly; indeed; good grief
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
notice; attention; observation
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
proponent; exponent; advocate
deceased; late; dead; departed
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
existence; possession; having; limited company