hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
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)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
such ... as; or some such
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
beginning; outset; first; onset
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to repeat; to do something over again
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
while; even though; despite
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to take a breath; to take a short rest
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
possession; retention; maintenance
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning