to live; to get along; to spend (time)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
confections; sweets; candy; cake
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
human; human-like; as a person
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)