traditional; conventional
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
general; popular; common; typical
villain; baddie; the villain's part
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
behind; in the rear; in back
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
together; at the same time; same; identical
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
simultaneous; all at once
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
anything and everything; just about everything
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team