custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
speech and conduct; words and deeds
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
silence (not speaking); muteness
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
fall; drop; descent; coming down
high and low; rise and fall
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
quantity or volume of water