tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
left side; left-hand side
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
gossip; corner of the mouth
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
type of illegal loan charging 10% interest every 10 days; dealt hand consisting of 1-point cards and one single 10-point card
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to force one's way; to push through
originally; by nature; from the start
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to hand over; to surrender