dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
inheritance from a parent (property, trait, physique, etc.)
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
lumping together; putting all together
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to go out and away; to leave
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
in order; in turn; one by one
to compose; to put together
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
power; authority; jurisdiction
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
classification; categorization; sorting
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
stable period; period of stability; stable stage of pregnancy (i.e. 12th week and onwards, when risk of miscarriage decreases)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious