stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
limestone cave; limestone cavern
to settle (in a place); to settle down
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
from the beginning; from scratch
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
in its entirety; whole; wholly
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
failure; mistake; blunder
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
if possible; if circumstances allow
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
moreover; besides; in addition; on top of; to make matters worse
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
source of worry; source of distress
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
infection; contagion; becoming infected
riskiness; (level of) danger
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
fully armed; armed to the teeth
steaminess; sultriness; stuffiness
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
protection from insects; insect repellence