to not believe one's ears
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
not caring; not giving a damn
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
the same; the said; likewise
staying the night; lodging (at)