to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
being already (well) aware
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
than; from; out of; except; but; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
somewhere to go; place to go
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
evening; last night; yesterday evening