as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
draw (in competition); tie game
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
good performance; good work; great success
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
in accordance with; according to
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)