by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
script; libretto; scenario
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
beginning; outset; first; onset
considerably; fairly; quite
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
the same night; that night
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
loading; stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
place; room; margin; scope
to be sooty; to be stained
big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
war; battle; match; game; competition
God and man; heaven and man
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?