great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
death (of an emperor); demise
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
establishment; settlement
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
the same as something was reputed to be
to be full of pride; to be boastful
not caring; not giving a damn
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
money management technique; zaitech
no!; no no!; no, not at all
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to get deeper in debt; to pile up debts
one's history of love affairs with women
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)