to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
bend; curvature; deflection
slipping one's hand beneath the opponent's arm and latching on to the underside of his belt
government service; official position; civil service
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
high and low; rise and fall
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
being startled; getting a shock
admiration; being impressed (by)
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
emotional strength; force of will
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
many people; a large number of people
chorus; singing in a chorus
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
flesh-color; flesh-colour
yellowish; tinged with yellow
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
abusive language; violent language; wild words
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well