man; male; masculine gender
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
contract; compact; agreement
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to repeat; to do something over again
one more time; once more; once again
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
final; eventual; ultimate
assertion; declaration; affirmation
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
impassioned speech; fervent speech
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
trembling from fear; trembling all over
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
support; backing; patronage
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to spit out; to eject; to dump
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to begin to walk; to set out
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement