retention; maintenance; preservation
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
deceased; late; dead; departed
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(religious) faith; belief; creed
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
casualties; the killed and wounded
attendance; presence; appearance
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
race (of people); type of person
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
foolish; imbecile; feebleminded
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
national character; regional character
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
rational; reasonable; logical
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly