to wish to go well; to have good intentions
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
this occasion; at this time; now
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to shake one's head (in denial)
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to lean against; to set against
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
-less; lacking; non-existing
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to serve; to work for; to attend
sublime; noble; high-minded
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
treasure house; storage for valuable property
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to ask for (e.g. a fee); to charge (a price); to accept (e.g. orders); to receive
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not