guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
three persons; three parties
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to have an eye on; to zero in on
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
interference; intervention; meddling
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
I shouldn't say this, but
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
large amount of money; great cost
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest