consumption; expenditure; spending
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to raise one's voice; to shout
beyond that point; after that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
finish; completion; the end
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
it's been a long time; long time no see
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
roulette-like street gambling; portable tape-recorder (used by reporters)
to say; to be called; to do
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to