quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
bank; banking institution
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
pre-war days; before the war
postwar period; period after Second World War
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
great wealth; enormous fortune
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
family; relatives; dependents; household
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
(political) administration; political power
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
that day; the very same day
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
company; corporation; workplace
to order; to command; to appoint
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up