fund-raising; fund collecting
at that (very) moment; just then
communication with the dead
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
winning streak; good time to make a profit
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
person of culture; cultured person
source of revenue; financial supporter
sun; saint; San (people); son
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
judgment; judgement; discernment
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
ignorant of the ways of the world
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
state of mind; mentality; psychology
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
like that; that way; thus
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
one way or the other; either way
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing