to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
pride; boast; credit (to)
pride; dignity; self-respect
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
classical elegance; antiquity
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
(political) power; authority; influence
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
casting; cast-metal object
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...