single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
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.)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
metallic sound; metallic clank
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to distribute; to hand out
common knowledge; well-known fact
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
almost completely empty; virtually empty
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)