out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
influential person; man of importance
attendance; presence; appearance
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
very important person; super star; super big shot
economic world; financial circles; business community
leader; authority; mainstay
influence; clout; leverage
in good health; alive and well; going strong
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
there is nothing; having nothing
immediately; at once; instantly
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to make an appearance; to show up
difference in social standing; difference in social position
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)