disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
capacity; volume; capacitance
smallish; on the small side
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
acquaintance; close friend
dozens; scores of; decades
(present) head of a family
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
soon; shortly; before long
war; fighting; fierce competition
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
non-recoverable; unrecoverable; irreparable; irreversible; irretrievable
more than anything; above all else
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
chance (of success); odds
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
participation; joining; entry
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to shed light; to cast light
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic