economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
special; particular; peculiar; unique
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
large prize (e.g. in horse racing); generous reward
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
attendance; presence; appearance
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
meditation; contemplation
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
mask; disguise; guise; mask
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
otherwise; or else; if not
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper