name; title; designation; fame; reputation
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to blunt; to dull; to weaken
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to squash; to crush; to flatten
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
passage; path; route; one's way
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
wisdom; sagacity; wise man
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
Marx; Marks; Marcks; Marcus; Markus
Regulus (star in the constellation Leo); Alpha Leonis
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
family; relatives; dependents; household
society; the world; the times
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less