or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to be needed; to be wanted
accurate; correct; precise; exact
grasp; catch; understanding
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
minimum; at the very least
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
I see; that's right; indeed
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with