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