to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
keep up your strength; chin up!
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
money (esp. dirty money); loot; hardtack; dough
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
property; fortune; means; assets
national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
changing into cash; encashment; cashing
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
plural; multiple; plural (number)
bogus company; dummy corporation; shell company
going through; going via; going by way of
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points