to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
recommendation; referral; endorsement
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
front; frontage; facade; main
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
party; set; gang; company; person
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to entrust; to leave to a person
commander; commanding officer; CO
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
study; research; investigation
in this way; thus; such; uh...
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with