work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
later on; eventually; afterwards
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
desperately; for one's dear life
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
to torment; to harass; to tease
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
interruption; suspension; break
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
one's family; family member
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
yearly paid vacation (holiday)
day of month; counter for days
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
individual; private person; personal; private