commandant; commanding officer; general
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to become better; to improve
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
myself; yourself; I; me; you
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
torpedo; (sea) mine; underwater mine
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead