historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
our country; our land; one's own country
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
suddenly; all of a sudden
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
that is to say; so that means
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
tradition; legend; folklore
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
living thing; living creature; animal; life
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away