hegemony; leadership; initiative
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to lie down; to throw oneself down
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong