single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
scene; sight; scenario; setting
for a while; for some time; for a period
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
departure; leaving; setting off
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
with a start; with a jump
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
first thing in the morning
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
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
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
other side; opposite side; other party
one's way (ahead); one's path
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
quick work; (clever) feat
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
threat; intimidation; menace
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
outward appearance; looks
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to buy; to purchase; to buy out