getting an advance (on one's salary)
changing clothes; change of clothes
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
cannot be helped; unavoidable
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
difficult to ...; hard to ...
of course; certainly; naturally
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
this and that; one thing or another
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
kitchen; financial situation
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
expressing one's mind; speaking out
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
victory celebration party; victory banquet
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
all that one has; all that there is; the whole