disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
eight minutes; triangular-swept clerical script (clerical script whose horizontal lines end in a noticeable triangular tail)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
stirring; rousing oneself
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
something; what; why; how
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
position; job; employment; opening
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
inhuman person; fiend; beast; brute
unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
road approaching a shrine
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state