to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
determination; resolution
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
selection; choice; option
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
regret; repentance; remorse
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
some people; a few people; several people
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
indicate reason; infers some protest
nod; inclination of the head
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
every person; each one; everybody
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
simple and clear; plain and simple
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled