plight drop hints baksheesh irrespective of money under the table
────────────────────────────── plight, 窮状、苦境 ────────────────────────────── If you refer to someone's plight, you mean that they are in a difficult or distressing situation that is full of problems.
ex) the worsening plight of Third World countries plagued by debts, economic dependency, corruption and militarism.
────────────────────────────── drop hints, 示唆する、ほのめかす ────────────────────────────── E-DICより。
drop (someone) a hint (that...) 「（人に）（～であることを）ほのめかす，それとなく気づかせようとする」
I dropped several hints, but the unwanted guest still would not leave. 何度かそれとなく気づかせようとしたが，歓迎されざる客はいっこうに 帰ろうとしなかった
────────────────────────────── baksheesh, 心づけ、わいろ ────────────────────────────── [ODE] (in parts of the Middle East, Far East, and the Indian subcontinent) a small sum of money given as alms, a tip, or a bribe.
────────────────────────────── irrespective of, …に関係なく ────────────────────────────── = regardless of
If you say that something happens or should happen irrespective of a particular thing, you mean that it is not affected or should not be affected by that thing. [FORMAL]
ex) their commitment to a society based on equality for all citizens irrespective of ethnic citizens.
────────────────────────────── money under the table, そでの下、わいろ ────────────────────────────── If you do something under the table, you do it secretly because it is dishonest or illegal. This expression is used mainly in American English; the usual British expression is under the counter.
ex) Athletes sometimes cheated, sometimes lied, or took money under the table.
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Ethics in Business (1) 6/18-19 2007"
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