dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
reason; cause; circumstances
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
very likely; very probable
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to be surprised; to be astonished
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
thousands; several thousand
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out