to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
please; somehow or other; one way or another
preface; introduction; preamble
expression; look; countenance; face
tradition; legend; folklore
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
adviser; advisor; consultant
to go out and away; to leave
being left out; being ostracized
to have a talk; to tell a story
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to prostrate oneself before
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
interruption; suspension; break
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to turn into a state of feverish mood
natural calamity; disaster
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
things depend on how you look at them
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb