tension; mental strain; nervousness
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to be thrilled; to be excited
large amount of money; great cost
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
very; extremely; excessively
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
drawing a tile from the wall; win with a self-drawn tile; winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
even if; even though; however; no matter how
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
fake; something false; sham; deception
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
failure; mistake; blunder
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
button (clothing); push-button
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with