while alive; during one's lifetime
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
shaving one's head (esp. upon entering the Buddhist priesthood); tonsure
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
camping; campground; making camp
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to look down on; to make light of
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
successive generations; successive emperors
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
theatre-going; theater-going
closure (of a library, museum, etc.)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total