price; cost; value; worth; value
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
power; authority; jurisdiction
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to encloud; to make dim; to make dull; to tarnish; to obscure; to darken
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
evening; early night hours
food storage; provision store; pantry
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
custom; practice; convention; precedent
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed