borrowing without returning
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
employment (long term); hire
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to look forward to something
to mark the end; to spell the end
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
in deep black; in jet black
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
difficult to eat; unpalatable
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
surrounding at a distance
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten