memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
moneylending; moneylender
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
victim; injured party; sufferer
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to lead a life; to live a life
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
management; administration; operation
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
superior; excellent; fine
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
usurer; usury; loansharking
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
work; business; company; study
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...