construction; establishment
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
interest; rights; concession
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to rank next to; to come after
leader; central personage
to be worried; to be troubled
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
now that; since; so long as; because
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
news; word; tidings; omen
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to have no chance (of succeeding)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point