keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
quickly reversed cut (sword technique); swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal; swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique); completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to anticipate; to foresee
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
then; and (then); in that case; if so
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to pause; to have a short intermission
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to spend time (on doing something)
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
event; phenomenon; matter
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle)
to cause a person trouble
wild beast; wild animal; brute