tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
Tyrannosaurus rex; T. rex; tyrannosaurus
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
discovery; detection; finding
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
of course; certainly; naturally
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to prevent; to take precautions