worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
origin; source; beginning; starting point
to hide; to keep to oneself
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
Dragon King; promoted rook
such ... as; or some such
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
coincident with; while; simultaneously
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with