bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
possible; likely; probable
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
accurate; correct; precise; exact
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
underworld; underside of society
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around