to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
survival; survivor; relic
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
blessing of heaven; winning with the initially dealt hand as dealer
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
whichever one chooses; either way
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
belief; faith; conviction
based on; on the basis of
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
secret; private; surreptitious
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment