taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
not worth considering; out of the question
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
priest soldier; warrior monk
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to go out and away; to leave
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
few decades; many decades; several decades
different opinion; objection
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
all you have to do is; just; that's all