large amount of money; great cost
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits