end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
final income tax return; final declaration; final report
revenue office; taxation bureau
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
start; beginning; first step; clue
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
transactions; dealings; business
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be needed; to be wanted
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
reality; actuality; hard fact
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
generation; the world; the age
job hunting; job searching
life; living; I; me; student
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
match (contest); to match with; to go well with