n.
1) to acquire, establish a ~
2) to have, hold a ~ (he had the ~ of being a heavy drinker)
3) to guard, protect one's ~
4) to compromise, destroy, ruin, tarnish smb.'s ~
5) an enviable, excellent, fine, good, impeccable, spotless, unblemished, unsullied, untarnished ~
6) a tainted, tarnished, unenviable ~
7) an international, worldwide; local; national ~
8) a ~ as, for (that judge has a ~ for being fair)
9) by ~ (to know smb. by ~)
10) ( misc. ) to live up to one's ~; to stake one's ~ on smt.