washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
cut; reduction; curtailment
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
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)
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
independence; self-reliance
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
vitality; ability to earn a living
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
if it is the case that ...
in proportion to; just as much as
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
estimate (of costs); budget
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
living room (Western style); sitting room
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
corridor; hallway; passageway
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know