investment; contribution; financing
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
world; society; people; the public
to be to the point; to be pertinent
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
sports-minded; sports-oriented
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
tall figure; high stature
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
signature; register; to put one's name on; to sign; stamped name; typed name
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
troops; group members; team members
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route