rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
attractive male voice; sexy male voice
power; might; authority; influence
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
present continuous tense; present progressive form
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
power; authority; jurisdiction
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
without permission; without notice
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
calm; composed; cool; quiet
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
directions; instructions; orders; command
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to show up; to appear; to turn up
(suffering) damage; injury; harm