financial power; financial means; wealth
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
business entity; corporate body
body guard; military escort
cross between a dog and a wolf; wolfdog
extreme brutality; atrocity; heinousness; heinous nature
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
fatal accident; deadly accident
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
in this manner; in this way; like this
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
security firm; security company
first meeting; first interview with
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
original word; original language
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
succession struggle; succession race
finance business; moneylending business
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
the n-th generation head of a family
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest