about when; about what time; how soon
dragon god; dragon king; naga
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
recovery; undoing; recall
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
(religious) faith; belief; creed
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
article; thing; object; property; real estate
sliding; being just in time
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to graduate from a university
new graduate; recent graduate