to make one's rounds; to patrol
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
preserved food boiled in soy
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
enterprise; business; company; corporation
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
every month; each month; monthly
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
desire for money for one's enjoyment (as an alleged motive for theft, fraud, etc.)
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
almost every day; almost daily
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
with one's mouth wide open; gapingly