soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
killing two birds with one stone
killing three birds with one stone
to pile up; to accumulate
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
scoring stick; counter; chip
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
by means of; due to; because of; according to
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
drama; play; powerful drug
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
at first; in the beginning; originally
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
inheritance; something given or received
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
mistake; blunder; bungle; mistakenly announcing a win without having all the requisite tiles
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
charming; fascinating; attractive
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize