to refuse; to decline; to deny
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
ranking table (e.g. sports league)
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
fan-tan (game); sevens; parliament
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
excursion; field trip; school trip
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
secret information; intelligence
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
edge of town; outskirts of a village
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them