to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
interest; rights; concession
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person