to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
quality over quantity; quality before quantity
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
although I say; although one might say; although called
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
laughing in astonishment (at something silly or stupid); scoff
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
meanwhile; in the meantime
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook