be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
sorry; excuse me; thank you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
surely; certainly; without doubt
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
continuation; succession; series
war; battle; match; game; competition
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
match; game; bout; contest
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
primary school; elementary school; grade school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to gather; to collect; to assemble
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful