no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
violent emotion; passion; fury
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
full length; total length; overall length
right beside; close to; nearby
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to become hoarse; to become husky
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
guess; conjecture; surmise
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
repulsion; repulsive force
rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to