to play for time; to use delaying tactics
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
place to die; place of death
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
even though; despite; when
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
already; now; no longer; not any more
matter of time; question of time
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
now that; since; so long as; because
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...