dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
without; but if; otherwise; or else
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
our country; our land; one's own country
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
traditional; conventional
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to bring; to take; to bring about
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
curse; spell; malediction
shut-in; stay-at-home; recluse; (lit.) security officer of one's own home
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support