influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
president (of a society); chairman
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
caller; visitor; company; guest
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
influential person; man of importance
secret; private; surreptitious
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to push aside; to push one's way through
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
attendance; participation; presence
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
training; drill; practice; discipline
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity