hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
property; fortune; means; assets
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
with these words; while saying
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to mix; to stir; to blend
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
to refuse; to decline; to deny
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
spare time; free time; leisure time
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
again; once again; yet again
(bank) balance; remainder
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly