allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
the wherewithal; means; the money (needed to do something)
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
sitting with paws and tail tucked underneath the body (of a cat)
acting up to one's words; consistency between speech and action
clearing of accounts; evening-up of accounts; liquidation
run-down shabby house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
broth left over after boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc.; stock
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
short sleeper; person who doesn't need much sleep
pair (esp. of folding screens)
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
continuing at a high level; remaining high
coming and going; traffic
affirmation; declaration; assertion; end of sentence
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
sore; erosion; ulceration; corruption; dissipation; becoming degenerate
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
storage; warehouse; depot
there's no smoke without fire
essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
humbly; after a time; later; followed by; next