painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
it's probably so; it stands to reason
like this; this sort; this way
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
as much as one can take or carry away
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
estimation; criticism; comment
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to attract interest; to capture attention
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
the five fingers; leading five; top five
ruining a country; ruined country
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
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
distinguished war service; merit of war
second arrow; second move; second step
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
young person; youth; young
great commander; famous commander
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless