dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
nothing but; except; no more than
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
instead; but (on the other hand)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
technical skill; ability; capacity
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
special training; intensive training; crash course
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)