accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
polish; improvement; burnishing
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
alone; unaided; away from home
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
distant look; faraway look
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
danger; peril; hazard; risk
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
I see; that's right; indeed
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
talk; story; conversation
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to wind (e.g. a watch); to give (somebody) a good prodding; to make (somebody) shape up
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
outside of; not covered by
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case