black-market lending; illegal loan
bank; banking institution
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
to find useful; to think highly of
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to squeeze out; to wring out
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to rant and rave; to raise hell
news; word; tidings; omen
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
offender; criminal; culprit
concealment; shelter; harboring; harbouring
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
clear; precise; definite; distinct
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to kick (into something, e.g. a goal)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing