first thing in the morning
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
one's way (ahead); one's path
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
quick work; (clever) feat
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
threat; intimidation; menace
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
outward appearance; looks
correction; revision; amendment
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about