to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to call out; to ask someone to come
story; tale; talk; discussion
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to apologize; to apologise
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
black-market lending; illegal loan
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to collect; to assemble; to gather
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
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
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
telephone booth; telephone box
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
covered in mud; mud-caked
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner