to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
remembrance; recollection; recognition
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
moneylending; moneylender
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
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 (e.g. of a document)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
victim; injured party; sufferer
in comparison to; rather than
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of 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 insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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 omit; to take; to capture
management; administration; operation
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
superior; excellent; fine
usurer; usury; loansharking
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
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