surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
consequence; outcome; result; blame
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
piece; fragment; one (object)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
January; first month of the lunar calendar
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
dodgy dealings; monkey business
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
staying the night; lodging (at)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
ago; since; before; previous
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
waste of time; killing time
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
article; news story; report; account