first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
individual match; single game
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
near; close by; within reach; familiar
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
splinters of glass; glass shards
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)