miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
receipt of money; money received; receipts; depositing; deposit; payment
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
to raise one's voice; to shout
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
chain-reaction bankruptcy; chain bankruptcy
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
just who do you think you are?
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
first meeting; first interview with
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
business discussion; negotiation
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to glare at each other; to confront each other
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
as you see; as you can see
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
small-business lender; firm that makes short-term loans to small and medium-sized businesses; shōkō lender; small-business loan; company loans made by nonbank financial institutions
joint liability on guarantee
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation