if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
embodiment; realization; materialization
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to fall flat; to fall face down
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
war; battle; match; game; competition
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
predation; eating prey; preying upon
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
ha ha ha; hee hee hee; chuckling
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
sick person; patient; invalid
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality