direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
war; battle; match; game; competition
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
(appropriate for) one's age
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
very; much; greatly; a lot of
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to take someone's life; to kill someone
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
very likely; very probable
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to notify; to advise; to inform
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
without cause; without reason