important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
to dispose of; to sell off
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
bribe; sweetener; douceur
each place; various places
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
1,000,000; one million; million; many
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
verbal promise; one's word
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
bored; having nothing to do; idle
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
suffrage; the right to vote
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
position; job; employment; opening
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
ignorant of the ways of the world
financial muscle; economic clout