to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
person in charge; official; attendant
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
fireball; bolide; fireball
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to die; to lay down life's burden
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
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)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
climax; peak; zenith; apex
soldier; combatant; warrior
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to cease; to stop; to be over
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
arrest; apprehension; capture