worst; worst-case (scenario)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
(distant) howling; backbiting
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
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
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
moving about; stirring about
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to pluck; to pick; to tear
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)