utmost limits; extremity; limit
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
one thin flat object; one sheet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
acting ability; talent as a performer
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
of course; certainly; naturally
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
consecutive victories; series of victories
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become