elder sister; older female friend
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
society; the world; the times
unfairness; injustice; partiality
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to grow up; to become an adult
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
future (usually near); prospects
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking