to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
large amount of money; great cost
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
witnessing; observing; sighting
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
nee-naw (sound of an emergency vehicle siren); wee-woo
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
considerably; greatly; a lot
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy