system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
tail (animal); tail end; tip
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
(not so) much; (not) very
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to concern; to be related