to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
advance payment; money paid in advance
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
real thing; original; actual
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
friend; comrade; companion
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
badger game; scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
self-control; self-restraint
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to lure someone; to entice someone
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away