extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
strong person; the strong; the powerful
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
directions; instructions; orders; command
call; summons; convening; convocation
to cause a person trouble
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
release; emission; ejection
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to scatter away; to vanish
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to torment; to harass; to tease
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
cake served with tea; teacake
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form