soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
last night; yesterday evening
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to take over; to hand over
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
opposite side; opposition
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
fireball; bolide; fireball
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
covering; protection; backing; relief