chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to tumble down; to roll down
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be talented; to be able
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
food expenses; cost of one's board
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
(death from) starvation; starving to death
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
rational; reasonable; logical
everything working out as desired
control; management (e.g. of a business)
number of persons; personnel
match; game; bout; contest
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
every person; every mouth; every entrance
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
trial; judgement; judgment
unconvicted prisoner; prisoner awaiting trial
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)