dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
respect (epistolary usage)
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
without sparing time for sleep
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
(having) striking effects; (producing) dramatic results; of particular efficacy
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
opposite side; other side
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
severe; strict; tough; hard
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously