repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
branch office; branch store
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
smuggling; contraband trade
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
final appeal to the highest court
to distract one's attention
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to knead well; to polish; to refine
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
contraband (goods); prohibited goods
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
government; administration
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
fort; stronghold; fortification
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
storehouse; warehouse; godown
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to