to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
that is to say; so that means
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
breakthrough; great discovery
how long; how far; how much
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
around the world; throughout the world
academic study; academic research
of course; certainly; naturally
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
snake; serpent; large snake
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
feeling good; feeling comfortable
professor; teaching; instruction
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
good-bye; see you later; bye-bye; then; and then; and
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
estimate (of costs); budget