drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
switching over to; migration; transition
living thing; living creature; animal; life
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
maintenance; preservation; improvement
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
even though; despite; when
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
comparatively; relatively
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
irritating; aggravating; upsetting