to rush over; to run up to
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
distortion; falsification; perversion
to commit a crime; to do evil
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
there being no use in arguing (about it)
successive generations; successive emperors
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
charming; fascinating; attractive
proposal; proposition; suggestion