to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to entrust; to leave to a person
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
moneylending; moneylender
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark