settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
telephone call; telephone (device)
document; official papers
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to squash; to crush; to flatten
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished