equipment; device; installation; stage setting
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
genius; prodigy; natural gift
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
duty; obligation; responsibility
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
spider's thread; spider silk
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
reason; grounds; circumstances
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness