debt collection; debt collector
cash payment; paying in cash
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
household economy; family finances
fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
payment of debts; repayment
additional finance; additional funding
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
official announcement; proclamation
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
moneylending; moneylender
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief
to be saved up (of money)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
even if not; even without
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
outsider; layman; amateur
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
outside one's field; out of one's line; (sibling) from a different mother
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)