share (in a company); stock
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
long; drawn-out; very long
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
if it is the case that ...
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
maintenance; preservation; improvement
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
contract; compact; agreement
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
all one has; all one's possessions
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
internal organs; viscera; intestines
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding