to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
ancestor; forefather; foremother
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
number of persons; personnel
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
they; those guys; those fellows
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
acceleration; speeding up
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party