The treasurer was short in his accounts.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

His bill at the liquor store was still unpaid.

Each conferee gave a short speech.

The gigolo seduced a rich widow.

He went bankrupt and was sold out.

The speaker was restrained in his attitude.

We sent some money as a token of condolence to the bereaved.

He fitted the description of the bank robber.

To sue for a small debt is throwing good money after bad.

The messenger panted out the news.

The priest opened his missal.

We suspected our cashier of stealing the funds.

There was a short silence on the other end.

The announcer read off the jawbreaking sentences.

The reporter soon got wind of the scandal.

The speaker cleared his throat.

The housekeeper interrupted the conversation.

The comedian tickled the audience with his vulgar jokes.

The lawyer spoke on and on.

It took a whole day for the analysand to talk himself out.

The speaker's argument was off the point.

When the accountant was arrested, rumour had it that it was for his creative bookkeeping.

The old woman groaned out her sad story.

The speaker banged the table with his fist.

He dabbled in speculation and went bankrupt.

Grandfather speaks very slowly.

My grandfather speaks very slowly.

As nearly always happens with compulsive gamblers, he ended up losing everything he had [his whole fortune].

He received a court order to give the money to his partner.

The professor's speech was full of humor.

The speaker couldn't make himself heard.