to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
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)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to score points with (a person)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
operation; functioning; running
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
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
to take advantage of an opportunity
clanging; empty; deserted
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis