dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
(with a) start; fright; alarm
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to be too numerous; to be too much
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
study; diligence; discount; reduction
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
surname; family name; last name
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
latent disposition; inner feelings
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
this for sure; certainly is
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in