to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
love of animals; animal loving
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
full payment; liquidation
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
money paid to the government
to rebuild; to reconstruct
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
virginity; maidenhood; maidenhead
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
half-sister (younger, different mother)
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
a little bit; a little while
advance payment; money paid in advance
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to spread money around (e.g. to give, to loan, to invest, etc.)
limited edition sale; limited sale
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business