mirror surface; lens surface
to polish up; to shine up
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
these guys; these fellows
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to get change back; to be more than enough
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
armor and helmet (armour)
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
a cut above; one step above
eternal; unlimited; endless
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to anticipate; to foresee
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
starboard (side of a ship)
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
glove (esp. sports); globe
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
specialized; specialised; boutique
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to complain; to make a complaint