bank; banking institution
(department) store; (department) stores
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
family; relatives; dependents; household
company; corporation; workplace
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
cooperation; collaboration
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to overflow from something full
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
entreaty; supplication; petition
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to wring the neck; to strangle
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to put one's strength into
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
elopement; running away with a lover
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
to have an eye on; to zero in on
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to spread; to be propagated