filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
other than; excluding; without
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to go out and away; to leave
ignorant of the ways of the world
to subsist; to keep on living
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to