exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
property; fortune; means; assets
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
peace preservation; security; safety
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
two parts; two copies; the second part
to play a central role; to take a leading part
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
source of funds; resources; finances
parliamentarian; member of a congress
completely financed; sponsored; under patronage
work; business; company; study
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun