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basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

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Machiavellism; Machiavellianism

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(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

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modern warfare

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(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

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gunfire; fire

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waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time

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condition

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waste of time; killing time

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reach

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card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

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mahjong; mah-jongg

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in session; in progress; under way; open

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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by separate post

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(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

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half-game consisting of an east and south round

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surreal; surrealism; shul; schul

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decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

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to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

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precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

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high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

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drawing a tile from the wall; win with a self-drawn tile; winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles

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three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

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four

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile

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pull; patronage; tug; discount

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to repeat; to do again

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three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits

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four thousand; 4,000

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8000; eight thousand; many

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head

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to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

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to hang one's head; to droop one's head

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bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

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forming a four-of-a-kind; declaring a kong

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oh!; oh?; my!

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to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

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win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)

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600; six hundred

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oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long

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to use one's head

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scarce; few remaining

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scoring stick; counter; chip

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(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)

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half flush; winning hand containing one suit and honor tiles

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value honor; round wind, seat wind, and dragon tiles; winning hand containing one kong (or pung) of a value honor

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