rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to increase; to add to; to augment
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to this extent; to this degree; this much
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
beginning; outset; first; onset
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
long (time); protracted; prolonged
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive