vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
minimum; at the very least
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
family; members of a family
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
depending on; dependent on
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
occasional; infrequent; rare
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to return a favor (favour); to repay
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
desperation; struggle to the death
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial