to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
association; society; organization; organisation
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
remittance; sending money
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
human relations; personal relationships
period of youth; while young
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration