irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
moving about; stirring about
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to be hesitant; to feel timid
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
returning to the service of one's master
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake