vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to gather; to collect; to assemble
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
adds force or indicates command
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
I see; that's right; indeed
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to dye; to colour; to color
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
boy; son; baby boy; young man