mental; spiritual; emotional
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
that is to say; so that means
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
people or companies that forcefully and illegally expel defaulting tenants from their lodgings
land shark; land speculator
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
overpayment; paying too much
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
I appreciate your efforts
storehouse; warehouse; godown
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage