to be palatable; to suit one's taste
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
settlement; solution; resolution
tedious; boring; being fed up with
drop (e.g. of water); drip
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
good performance; good work; great success
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
packhorse; workhorse; hack
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted