congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
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
opinion; point of view; visual point
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
in comparison to; rather than
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
self-consciousness; self-awareness
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side