abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
depths of the ear; inner ear
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
start of a war; beginning of hostilities
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
word; term; language; speech
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
mature woman; middle-aged woman
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
gasping; breathing heavily
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
south entrance; south exit
stop (bus, streetcar, etc.)