to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
electricity; (electric) light
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
time; hour; period; class
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
than; from; out of; except; but; more
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
such; like that; that sort of; very
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be softened; to calm down
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
junior high school student; middle school pupil