descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
very; extremely; excessively
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
just above; right overhead
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
fate; destiny; predestination
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to go down in history; to remain in history
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
heading; headline; index; headword
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident