upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
to distribute; to hand out
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to maintain; to continue to have
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
unconfirmed; unidentified
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to encamp; to take up positions
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
leader; authority; mainstay
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!