advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to have a smattering knowledge of
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
difference; discrepancy; variation
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
endurance; perseverance; patience
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
rebel; traitor; insurgent
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
few decades; many decades; several decades
(present) head of a family
all ages to come; all generations; eternity
to die out; to become extinct
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
author (usu. of a particular book); writer