ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
president (of a society); chairman
company director; board member
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
product; produce; result; fruit
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
speech; expression; wording; language
person of common sense; common sense man
decline in attendance (shopping district, workplace, etc.); differing from a typical person; atypical person
historic; historical; traditional
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
genuine; authentic; true; real
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
for a while; for some time; for a period
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
to fall off; to tumble down
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
sense of values; values; value system
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate