corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
(political) administration; political power
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
oppression; suppression; pressure
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
rapid progress; radical progress
to move around; to move about; to get around
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
heap; pile; stack; full measure
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
provisioner; sutler; victualer; vivandier
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
apt to do; liable to do; tend to do; prone to do
to satisfy one's appetite
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
hard to get; hard to come by
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to meet; to assemble; to congregate