professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
bet; wager; stake; gamble
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to serve; to work for; to attend
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
chance; opportunity; occasion
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
eye for people; ability to judge character
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious