declaration; proclamation; announcement
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
very; much; greatly; a lot of
many; a lot; much; multitude
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
overhasty; rash; premature
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
little finger; pinky; little toe
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
advanced level; high grade; senior
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to go along; to walk along; to follow
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous