encryption; encipherment; password protection
virtual currency; cryptocurrency
(social) position; status
cryptographic key; encryption key
eligibility (e.g. to perform a job); qualification; licence
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride
tartan (i.e. plaid pattern or fabric)
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to go by the rules; to observe the regulations
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself