upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
armed forces; military; troops
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
interference; meddling; butting in
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
war; fighting; fierce competition
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
(enter into, be in) a state of war
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
study; learning; tutorial
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
leadership; initiative; spearhead
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
red-horned demon; red ogre
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to underrate; to make light of
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim