obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
birth; creation; formation
to not take seriously; to take lightly
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to fall on one's backside
accurate; correct; precise; exact
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
at the top of one's voice
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
dying of shame; being so ashamed one wants to die
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
mechanism; organization; organisation
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
witnessing; observing; sighting
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to fight against; to oppose; to face
choices; alternatives; options
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to assemble; to set up; to construct