economic world; financial circles; business community
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
dissidents; people who are against the Establishment; anti-Establishment groups
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
after a long time; for the first time in a while
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
discipline; training; teaching manners
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to go ahead; to pull ahead
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to have a relationship; to have relations
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)