to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
branch office; branch store
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
no!; no no!; no, not at all
about this time; about now
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
common people; ordinary people; masses
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
time; season; period; phase; stage
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
in name only; titular; nominal
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
such; this sort of; like this
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy