choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
standard value; reference value; nominal value
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
urgency; exigency; emergency
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
all you have to do is; just; that's all
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
financial support; funding; support fund; subvention
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
monetary; financial; pecuniary
the people; citizens; the populace
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
to put on a patronizing air
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
concession; conciliation; compromise
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
blood pledge; oath signed in blood
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
bloodsucking; sucking blood
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
philanthropic activity; charity work
drawing blood; collecting blood