buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
no matter how much time passes
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
drunken interaction (usu. unpleasant)
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to like; to love; to be fond of
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
living; lifestyle; living room
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
occasional; infrequent; rare
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
back off!; leave me alone!
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
something like ...; something called ...