magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nothing but; except; no more than
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
leader (of an alliance); leading power
such ... as; or some such
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
that is to say; so that means
very likely; very probable
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
time; season; period; phase; stage
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
aforementioned; above-mentioned
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate