so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(not) even once; (not) ever
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to say; to be called; to do
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
when it becomes; when it comes to
practical question (problem); practical matter
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
Quaker; Society of Friends
businessman; industrialist
property; fortune; assets
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge