success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
cold reception; inhospitality
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
however; having said that; but
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to forget completely; to leave behind
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
innumerable; countless; numberless
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host