son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
boisterously; roughly; briskly
both; both sides; both parties
to be impressed; to greatly admire
like a decent person; human
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
dominion; territory; possession
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
commerce; trade; business
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
in unison; as one; united
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
wholeheartedly; with all one's heart; cordially; sincerely
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
power; authority; influence
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
penalty; sentence; punishment
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with