winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
 massing (of troops);  gathering
 store;  shop;  establishment;  restaurant
 many;  numerous;  various;  large number of
 to line up;  to stand in a line;  to rival;  to match;  to equal
 quiet;  silent;  slow;  unhurried;  calm;  peaceful
 solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.);  austere;  grave;  majestic;  dignified;  stately
 to live;  to make a living;  to get on with
 to blow off;  to be blown off
 stronghold;  inner citadel;  base;  headquarters
 division;  section;  compartment;  block;  plot;  lot
 to be conspicuous;  to stand out
 profound;  deep;  grave;  solid;  dignified;  stately
 to dye;  to colour;  to color
 to inlay;  to set;  to stud (e.g. star-studded sky);  to enchase (something) with;  to mount (gems)
 dwelling;  house;  residence;  address
 to lose;  to be defeated;  to succumb;  to give in;  to be inferior to;  to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
 ability;  performance;  efficiency
 to boast of;  to be proud of;  to take pride in
 I'm told;  is what I heard;  is how it is, apparently;  is what they said
 to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent);  to overpower;  to overwhelm (someone with emotion);  to move;  to intimidate;  to frighten
 intently;  single-mindedly;  devotedly;  solely;  earnestly;  with all one's heart
 scarecrow;  figurehead;  dummy
 first of all;  to begin with;  probably;  most likely;  more or less (satisfactory);  on the whole
 defense;  defence;  protection
 function;  facility;  faculty;  feature
 (fixing) boundaries for religious practices;  prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice);  fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.)  short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store;  barrier;  dimensional barrier
 large;  large-sized;  large-scale;  big
 breath;  breathing;  bless;  bracelet
 to flip;  to snap;  to repel;  to use (an abacus);  to calculate;  to strum
 business;  trade;  operations;  sales
 outside of;  not covered by
 foreign enemy;  outside invader
 invasion;  incursion;  raid;  aggression;  intrusion;  trespass
 automatic;  intransitive verb
 establishment;  creation;  posing (a problem);  options setting;  preference settings;  configuration
 later on;  eventually;  afterwards
 change;  modification;  alteration;  revision;  amendment