to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
participant; entrant; player; competitor
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to do someone in; to bump someone off
first generation; founder
king; monarch; ruler; champion
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
a few years ago; some years back
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to make one's own; to take possession of
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in