bright; intelligent; clever; smart
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
have to do; must; should; ought to
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
high and low (social standing)
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
humanism; love for humanity
neighborly love; neighbourly love
to be settled; to be brought to an end
government worker; public servant; civil servant
merit (ability, efficiency) rating; employee performance evaluation
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
being reluctant to sell; holding off on selling
to put on airs; to assume importance
clarification; definition
modesty; self-control; discretion
correction; rectification; mending; repair
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
at your own discretion; as you see fit
police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
counter for rules; rule; regulation
sacrifice sale; bargain sale; discount sale
coffee time; tea time; coffee break
elaborate but slow execution; polished but slow work
triple; three-way; threefold