greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
how much; how many; to what extent
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
regional legal affairs bureau
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
account book; register; ledger
alteration; falsification; faking
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
penalty; sentence; punishment
private funds; own funds; private property
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
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)
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
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
victim; injured party; sufferer
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
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising