first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
bill; account; invoice; information request form
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
way; method; means; resource; course
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
infant; child; pageboy; page; child in a traditional festival procession
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to put one's life on the line
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
after a long time; for the first time in a while
is that so?; I see; right; oh
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
black-market lending; illegal loan
10th day of the month; ten days
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
license; licence; permission; driver's license
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot