(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
something; some kind of; for some reason
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
innumerable; countless; numberless
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to rain incessantly; to downpour
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm