flying bird; soaring bird
to shoot down; to win (a position, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
outside the country; abroad
valuable article; valuables
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
expression; look; countenance; face
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
patience; endurance; perseverance
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
matter of time; question of time
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
dozens; scores of; decades
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes