introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
pillar of fire; blazing column
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
dark clouds; black clouds
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
no-risk; risk-free; without risk
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
ultimate; final; last; eventual
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
two equal parts; exactly two parts