brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
sales channels; (product) distribution channels
exploitation; overuse; abuse
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
running as fast as one can
to look away; to avert one's eyes
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
courtesy call; courtesy visit
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
smouldering fire; smoldering fire; embers
to eke out a living; to barely manage to get by
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
wise man; philosopher; sage
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
though; even if; whether ... or ...
meeting hall; assembly hall
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)