all; entire; whole; altogether
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
principal occupation; core business
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
street stall; stand; booth
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
honor; honour; credit; prestige
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
kindness; intimacy; friendship
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to jump at; to be attracted by
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
sharp sighted; easily awakened
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
that's a different matter; that's a different story
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
how; in what way; how about
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name