mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
manufacturing plant; production facility
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
forming a pung by picking up a tile discarded by another player
phantom; vision; illusion
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
handicraft; industrial art object
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
taste for the exotic; infatuation with a foreign way of life; exoticism
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard