to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
question; inquiry; enquiry
surely; certainly; without doubt
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
scene; spectacle; sight; view
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to spend time (on doing something)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite