throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
essential; important; crucial; vital; main