calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to spit out; to eject; to dump
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to have a long life; to live a long time
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
absorption; suction; attraction
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
injured person; wounded person
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
upper half of the body; upper body
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen