wasteful person; spendthrift
online shopping; internet shopping
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
decision; settlement; definition
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
solitaire (game); patience