haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
coastal waters; adjacent seas
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
full view; plain sight; completely visible
late at night; small hours of the morning
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
100,000,000; one hundred million
special grade article; superfine brand
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
amount of money; sum of money
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
complete revocation; total retraction
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
divorce; dissolution of adoption
this and that; one thing and another
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
deck cargo; upper layer of goods; extra; to pile on top of
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal