small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
in the end; after all is said and done
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
(not) even once; (not) ever
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
this point; now; this late in the game
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
billow; surge; large wave
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy