stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
winner-takes-all (system)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
this world; this life; world of the living
dwelling; house; residence; address
this occasion; at this time; now
God's will; Heaven's will
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
results; record; grades; marks
to be hesitant; to feel timid