monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to become clear; to be made public
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to