to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
although I say; although one might say; although called
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
money matter; question of money; money trouble
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
profit and loss statement
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to make sense; to be meaningful
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to sniff out; to get wind of