construction camp; bunkhouse; workers' living quarters
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
rather; sooner; preferably
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
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
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
usurer; usury; loansharking
rather; better; instead; if anything
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
conversion; refunding; renewal
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
duty; obligation; responsibility
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
quick work; (clever) feat
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
since; henceforth; ever since
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
banknote; bill; note; paper money
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
command; order; request; order (for an item)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
what's what; heads or tails
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
trifling; trivial; slight
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
several hundred; hundreds (of)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
moneylending; moneylender
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
outward appearance; apparent