inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
debt collection; debt collector
New Year's Eve; December 31
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
originally; by nature; from the start
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
hello; good day; good afternoon
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
usurer; usury; loansharking
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal