congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
public telephone; pay phone
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to blow off; to be blown off
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to say; to tell; to state; to do
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
several years; a few years