relevant documents; (all) the documents related (to the matter)
to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
personal bankruptcy; voluntary bankruptcy
jade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
messenger; envoy; emissary
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
sales promotion; hard selling
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
revision; amendment; alteration
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
water outlet; tap; faucet
accounting; administration (of money)