good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
three persons; three parties
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
debt collection; debt collector
New Year's Eve; December 31
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
hello; good day; good afternoon
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
usurer; usury; loansharking
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
medical expenses; doctor's bill
in succession; one after another
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
sickness and health start with the mind
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
as you see; as you can see
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently