to sell off; to sell completely
article; thing; object; property; real estate
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
administration costs; administrative expenses; management costs
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
being superstitious; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
secret; private; surreptitious
to revere; to respect; to worship
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
on the occasion of; at the time of
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to throw at; to turn; to raise
staying the night; lodging (at)
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
different opinion; objection
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
many; much; plenty; hardly
indeed; really; truly; very much
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
pointing out; identification
such; like that; that sort of
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance