starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
living; lifestyle; living room
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
stingy; cheap; very frugal
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
unprofitable department; loss-making division; loss-making segment
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
planning; project; plan; design
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
curse; spell; malediction
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)