important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
simple and clear; plain and simple
real estate tax; fixed assets tax; property tax; rates
expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
inheritance tax; death duty
race (of people); type of person
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
article; thing; object; property; real estate
real estate agent; realtor
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
real estate agent; realtor
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word