incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
arrest; apprehension; capture
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to take turns; to mingle together
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
great speed; recklessly fast speed
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
not long after; before long
in this manner; in this way; like this
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to be pleased with; to suit
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
unfilial son; undutiful son; thankless son; unfilial daughter; undutiful daughter; thankless daughter
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage