these guys; these fellows
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
to cut into squares (cubes)
directly opposite; right in front
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
a (single) moment; an instant
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
parade; review (of troops)
to state; to say; to tell; to express
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
conferral of a posthumous rank
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
election; selection; choice
statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
sovereign; emperor; monarch
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis