blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
eagle (Accipitridae family)
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
compensation liability; indemnity liability; obligation to pay reparations
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to do someone in; to bump someone off
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)