repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to accept; to receive; to agree
since when; from when; how long
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
box-shaped (horse-drawn) carriage
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to trample; to crush underfoot
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
duty; obligation; responsibility
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members