exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
service in the first reserve
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
honor; honour; credit; prestige
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
person on top of the income scale; top earner
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
in the end; at the end of the day
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
feeling one gets from listening to something
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to look down on; to condescend
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
nothing but; none other than
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person