godparent; first person to give something its name
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to mix; to stir; to blend
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
man; male; masculine gender
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
watering hole; watering place
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
underground lake; subterranean lake
to settle (in a place); to settle down
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to throw into; to toss into
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
tide; current; tendency; trend
receiving; acceptance; reception
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
to get slightly dirty (all over)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one