upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
mooring line; mooring rope; painter
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
generation; the world; the age
war; fighting; fierce competition
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
descendant; posterity; offspring
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to shake; to sway; to waver
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
battlefield; battleground
minority group (party); minority
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
likely loss; probable defeat
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
indicate reason; infers some protest
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
(made of) stone; stone-built
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine