clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
and yet; despite (all) that
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
extremely low temperature (below 0.01 K)
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
script; screenplay; scenario
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
(the state of) weightlessness
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
to differ depending on ...
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
large saw; framed pit saw
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)