there is no way that ...; easy; simple
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
waste of time; killing time
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
(apportioning) in small amounts
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
suddenly; all of a sudden
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
settlement; solution; resolution
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
financial muscle; economic clout
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on