betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
coordinator; coordinating role
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
reform; reformation; reorganization
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
worldly desires; materialistic desires
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
per person; per capita; per head
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
mind-set change; changing one's way of thinking; attitude reform
legendary; folkloric; traditional
quotation; citation; reference
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention