debt collection; debt collector
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
sampling food; tasting; trying
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
street; quarter; district; area
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
front; frontage; facade; main
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
trouble; quarrel; dispute
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel