only recently; just of late
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
moneylending; moneylender
the other day; a few days ago
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
even though; despite; when
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
restoration; repair; mending
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
leader of a charge; first to arrive
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
payment of debts; repayment
very rich person; the super rich
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
time; hour; period; class
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news