is it?; isn't it?; be; is
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
since when; from when; how long
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
place; situation; position; location
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
how long; how much; to what extent
reaching; attaining; arrival
defense; defence; protection
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
behind; in the rear; in back
considerably; fairly; quite
cooperation; coordination; link
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
to fight to the bitter end
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to have an idea; to have a clue
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)