political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to cut corners; to be shoddy
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
due form; official; formality
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
after the end (of something); post-
correspondence; exchange of letters
picking; collecting; harvesting
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
polar; poral (type of 'summer' fabric with large 'pores')
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
some people; a few people; several people
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to have an eye on; to zero in on
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
in the course of one's duties
direct (telephone) line; direct dialing
sound of a button or switch being pressed