to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
rebellious phase; rebellious age
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
height of; middle of; full bloom
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
beginning; outset; first; onset
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
one day; (on) a certain day
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
dumb-ass; person lacking common sense or basic knowledge; delinquent; violent person; rough-looking person
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
last week; the week before
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
healthy; sound; wholesome
life; living; I; me; student
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance