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to wait for an opportunity

1

I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

1

upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

1

my; one's own; personal; privately owned

1

prodigal son; wastrel son; son of loose morals

1

tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary

1

work experience; work history

1

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

2

to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)

1

being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

1

sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness

1

to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson

2

practical skill

1

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

2

practical test

1

practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space

2

residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer

1

there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

1

to gain a victory; to win

1

ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...

1

such

2

deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully

1

white feather

2

external evaluation; third-party evaluation; external review

1

the greatest of the day

1

person of letters; literary person

1

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

4

usurpation; taking back; dispossession

4

to unsheathe

1

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

2

lightning strike; torpedo attack

2

large burn; large scald

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

1

offering

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition

1

great difference; big difference; wide margin

1

addition to a building

1

iron ore

2

horseshoe

5

diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

1

to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)

2

stable; cowshed

2

parade ground

9

bench

1

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

3

(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack

2

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

5

toilet cleaning

3