wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
day and night; around the clock
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
preface; introduction; preamble
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to look after (often medically); to take care of
(medical) doctor; physician
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(essential) utilities; lifeline
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
moneylending; moneylender
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
outside the country; abroad
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
source of revenue; financial supporter
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
underworld; underside of society
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to lose one's way; to get lost