to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to have a reason; to have an excuse
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
on countless occasions; many a time
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
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
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
guaranteed; authentic; certified
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
about this time; about now
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
nothing but; except; no more than
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally