financial power; financial means; wealth
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to accept; to receive; to agree
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
for example; for instance; e.g.
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
indescribable; having no way to express
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
if so; in that case; in that situation
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
to begin talking; to open up
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
authenticity; credibility
regarding highly; attaching importance to
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
leader; central personage
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
surrounding at a distance
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone