dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
body tissue; body composition
high voltage; high pressure
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
sharp parting remark; parting threat
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
Regulus (star in the constellation Leo); Alpha Leonis
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
due form; official; formality
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to hand over; to surrender
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to smirk; to grin broadly
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)