variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
and yet; despite (all) that
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
same kind (race); homogeneousness
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
covert action; covert operations
double suicide; lovers' suicide
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
personal feelings; self-interest
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
hello; good day; good afternoon
non-conveyor belt sushi; sushi served in a restaurant that doesn't have a conveyor belt
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(find) common (meeting) ground
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations