unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
sound of bells or drums reverberating; sound of water or waves resounding
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to turn into a state of feverish mood
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
maintaining the status quo
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
the scruff or nape of the neck
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
second division; secondary division