therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
unauthorized (computer) access; hacking
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
screen name; username; handle
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
first generation; founder
Dragon King; promoted rook
war; battle; match; game; competition
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
two classes; double; two sets
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to call in; to invite; to bring in