assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
being too late; losing one's final chance
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
good result; good outcome
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
retainer; attendant; escort
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
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
high; noble; refined; advanced
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
simmering; (boiling) gently
to have a pungent smell; to have an acrid smell
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new