restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
common people; ordinary people; masses
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
the same kind; accomplice; partner
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
cost of a meal (or meals)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
January; first month of the lunar calendar
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
to subsist; to keep on living
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
settlement; solution; resolution
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path