taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
and yet; though; when; in spite of
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
chimera; chimaera; chimera; chimaera
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
rebirth; new birth; nascent
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to tell all; to give a full account
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
patterns of thinking; train of thought
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to be able to manage somehow or other
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)