financial statement; statement of accounts
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
financial institutions; banking facilities
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)
stock offering (to the public)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
superstition; superstitious belief
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
double; twice (as much); twofold
ratio; proportion; percentage
unprecedented; record-breaking
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
possible; likely; probable
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
not limited to; not just ...
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp