collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
joint liability on guarantee
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
debt collection; debt collector
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to stare back at; to look back at
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
many; numerous; various; large number of
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
(not) even with; (not) even using
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh