this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
front entrance; front door
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
hair of the dog; morning drink to get rid of a hangover
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to wash away; to rinse off
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to notify; to advise; to inform
to mark the end; to spell the end
composition; constitution
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
influence; clout; leverage
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to step firmly; to harden by treading
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
very careful; thoroughly prepared
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
big breasts; big boobs; boing-boing
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with