to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
convenient; handy; useful
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to be opposite; to face each other
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
cannot be compared with; no match for
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
action; operation; effect; function
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
on the occasion of; at the time of
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on