position; job; employment; opening
to employ; to hire; to charter
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to polish one's shoes; to clean your shoes
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to subsist; to keep on living
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
subordinate work; assistant; servant
number of times; frequency; count
recommendation; referral; endorsement
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
at that time; in those days
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
moment; brief space of time
leader; authority; mainstay
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
long military service; having experienced many battles
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth