waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
not having had enough to drink (esp. alcohol)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
sharp sighted; easily awakened
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
simply put; putting it simply; in short
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
lump together; put all together
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
minority group (party); minority
oppression; suppression; pressure
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
cold reception; inhospitality
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
end; tip; extremities; terminal
goodness; excellence; virtue
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected