signs of defeat; adverse situation
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
optical disk; digital optical disk
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
leader; authority; mainstay
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to apologize; to apologise
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
leading person; foremost figure
overlooking; turning a blind eye
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
striking; remarkable; considerable
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it