noun - money paid to someone, often illegally or secretly, so that they will not cause any trouble

noun - the chance that something will happen in the future, the possibility that something can become better in the future

adjective - paid more than necessary or reasonable

noun - the amount of things or people that something can carry

noun - an advantage or reward that you get from something

noun - the act of paying back money

noun - an amount of money that is paid back regularly

noun - the fact of paying someone too little money

noun - an amount of money paid that is too much

adjective - relating to a popular kind of newspaper that is printed on smaller sheets of paper, the news in it is not very serious

adverb - in an upward direction

verb - to pass through or over something

adverb - in an unstable way

noun - the act of preparing or organizing something for a particular purpose

noun - the time when someone comes or something new starts