dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
quick work; (clever) feat
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
good performance; good work; great success
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off