order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
arrears; late fee; delinquent account charge
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
living environment; habitat
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
concreteness; feasibility
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
deposit; payment; money received; money due
outrageous lie; outright lie
to be profitable; to yield a profit
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
servant; manservant; menial
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
one's (living) environment
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly