allegiance; obedience; submission
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
gem; jewel; precious stone
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
red; vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
upheaval; upthrust; uplift