language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
such ... as; or some such
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
accurate; correct; precise; exact
ratio; proportion; percentage
coinage; invention of a new word; coined word
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
now; the present time; just now; another; more
around the world; throughout the world
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
murder; killing; murderer
Dragon King; promoted rook
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else