frequent customer; good customer; client
criminal complaint; lodging a criminal complaint (against someone)
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
financials; on the funding (capital) side
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
charming; bewitching; coquettish
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
big corporation; major firm; leading company
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
payment of debts; repayment
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
business ability; business acumen
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
oilily; slimily; slipperily
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
source of funds; resources; finances
the same night; that night
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
every month; monthly; month by month
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
touting; tout; barker; pander
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
useless; no good; hopeless
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
private affairs; personal matter
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship