waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to be perturbed; to be agitated
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
it's not like; it isn't as if
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
very interesting; of great interest
Qiang (Chinese ethnic group)
soldier; combatant; warrior
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
death game; genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing