to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
how long; how far; how much
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
strict order; peremptory command
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
guess; conjecture; surmise
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
dismissal (from a position); discharge
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
(political) power; authority; influence
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)