director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
since then; from that time; ever since
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
black-market lending; illegal loan
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
by myself; in person; by oneself
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
solo activities (e.g. of a band member); solo work; performing solo; solo career
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to collect; to assemble; to gather
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
in the meanwhile; during the time
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
detective agency; enquiry agency
those (near the second person)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry