to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
curious; strange; unusual
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
society; the world; the times
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
company president; manager; director
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
article; news story; report; account
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
same kind (race); homogeneousness
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
reduction; diminution; abatement
fundraising; financing; cash flow
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
once and for all; completely; spotlessly