great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
forcibly; by force; against one's will
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
private person; individual
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
such a thing; something like that
celebratory banquet; feast
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
soon; shortly; before long
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
as soon as ... is completed; as soon as ... is done; as soon as one is able to ...; as soon as one has (free time)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
(written) contract; agreement
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
clear writing; specification
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
clause; article; stipulations
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
sweet voice; seductive voice
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)