dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
preservation; retainment; keeping
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
flour; meal; powder; heroin
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
instability; insecurity; crankiness
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
power; might; authority; influence
guaranteed; authentic; certified
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
chance (of success); odds
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to take measures (against); to take steps
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
endurance contest; test of endurance
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
genuine; authentic; true; real
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition