racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
attenuation; damping; decay
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to know (a person); to think
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
bygones; the past; past event
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
ordinary people; general public; public at large
to be attacked by a disease
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to state; to express; to mention
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
that's the way it is; such is life
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
detour; circumvention; turning movement