black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to attack; to assault; to assail
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
suffix for familiar person
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker