both; both sides; both parties
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
large amount of money; great cost
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
good humour (humor); good mood
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
self-control; self-restraint
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
you (plural); all of you; you all
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent