lackey; minion; sycophant; errand boy
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
major incident; major happening; big scandal
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to spread; to be propagated
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
(not) even with; (not) even using
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
common people; ordinary people; masses
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
dullard; indecisive person
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
(one's) shame and public reputation; (one's) sense of shame and concern for appearances
face contorted and about to cry
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
capacity; volume; capacitance
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern