funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
amount of payment; amount paid
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
guarantor; acceptor (e.g. promissory note); underwriter (e.g. stock issue)
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
minimum; at the very least
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
course; route; path; process; means
very much; exceedingly; extremely
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
calamity; disaster; accident
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to manage something successfully; to be successful
rule; reign; government; governing
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person