fortress; stronghold; citadel
rebirth; new birth; nascent
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to overcome (a difficulty)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to have an eye on; to zero in on
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to arrange (flowers); to plant
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
absolute obedience; complete submission
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion