pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
establishment; settlement
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
marking; grading; scoring
day by day; every day; by the day
living environment; habitat
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
influence; clout; leverage
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
straight-laced person; stubborn person
major subject; special study
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening; signs (of); indications; stirrings
leading product; flagship product; top product
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
sexual desire; sex drive; lust