unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
way of calling (something or someone)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
practice; practising; training; study
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
both hands; both arms; ten
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
that is to say; so that means
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
directly opposite; right in front
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled