dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to give directions; to issue instructions
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to press a question; to cross-examine
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
speculation; thinking; meditation
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
medical care; medical treatment
to work hard at one's lessons
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
village headman; village mayor
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor