to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
superior; superiors; senior
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
rich person; wealthy person
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
rather than; more ... than ...
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
stairs; stairway; staircase
to lose one's footing; to slip
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to have a long life; to live a long time
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
cornfield; corn field; maize field
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains