sorry; apologetic; remorseful
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to be born; to come into the world
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
all sorts of; all kinds of
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
attached file; attachment
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
hunting; oscillatory behavior of a non-converging feedback loop (behaviour); hunting cap
tedious; boring; being fed up with
emotional strength; force of will
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
to rain incessantly; to downpour
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
script; screenplay; scenario
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
promotion; raising of status
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.)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
crib sheet; cheat sheet; large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after