funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
and yet; though; when; in spite of
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
raging fire; conflagration
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
rebirth; new birth; nascent
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to tell all; to give a full account
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
patterns of thinking; train of thought
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to be able to manage somehow or another
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of