desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
ancestor; forefather; foremother
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to invest someone with a fief; to enfeoff
government; administration; statesmanship
compensation; indemnity; reparation
treatment (of a person); dealing with
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city
every person; each one; everybody
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
for the present; for the time being
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
ability; capability; skill
going around; patrol; round; tour
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
split; division; break up
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to intend; to be sure that
secret information; intelligence