boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
please; somehow or other; one way or another
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
power; authority; jurisdiction
Bruckner (19th-century Austrian composer)
military affairs; military service
systematic; organized; organizational
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to order; to command; to appoint
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
calling by name; designation; nomination
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
shop; small store; business; firm
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
there is no leisure for the poor
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)