babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
call; summons; convening; convocation
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
surroundings; circumference
to fall from heaven (the sky)
straight; as the crow flies
to smirk; to grin broadly
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
advance; moving forward; progress
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to apply pressure to; to press
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to entwine; to entangle; to connect; to relate
to stop raining or snowing
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand