to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
like this; in this way; as you see
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
but; however; provided that
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
time; hour; period; class
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
dragon god; dragon king; naga
Island; insula; island; islet
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation