safety; welfare; well-being
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
class; heading; group; category
decrease; reduction; decline
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to mix; to stir; to blend
head; lead; vanguard; first
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
left side; left-hand side
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
salty sea breeze; salt wind
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
the opposite sex; isomerism
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden