place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to dry up; to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
now that; since; so long as; because
strong person; the strong; the powerful
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(short) rest; breather; break
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
state of mind; (one's) mental state