dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
communication skills; communication ability
individual; private person; personal; natural person
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
for this very reason; that is exactly why
difference; variation; difference
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
very careful; thoroughly prepared
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
kind; sort; species; species
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of