1.to owe a debt2.the sum owed
1.to owe a debt2.balance due3.debts
1.to have a deficit; to be in the red2.to owe
1.to be deficient in2.lapse3.deficiency
1.in arrears2.behind in payments3.to default on one's debts
1.to be in arrears2.to be out of credit3.amount owing
1.suboptimal2.subpar3.not good enough
1.to owe a debt2.debt3.obligation
1.IOU2.certificate of indebtedness
1.balance due2.small balance still to pay3.final remaining debt
1.annoying2.infuriating3.deserving of a good spanking
1.to owe wages2.back pay3.wages arrears
to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)
1.to fall short in one's payments2.to lack3.to be short of
1.to offer credit2.credit transaction3.to buy or sell on account
all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
1.(coll.) unable to control one's tongue2.prone to say sth nasty
(coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
(coll.) to deserve a slap in the face
1.to be even2.to be quits3.to be even-steven
万事俱备，只欠东风萬事俱備，只欠東風, 1.lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)2.fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
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