composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
just a handful; only a small number (of)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
pretension; assumption (of a title)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
twice; again; second time
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to order; to command; to appoint
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to leave as is; to ignore