difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
explanation; interpretation
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
cut; reduction; curtailment
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
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
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
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)
if it is the case that ...
in proportion to; just as much as
estimate (of costs); budget
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to straighten up; to sit upright
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be able to manage somehow or another
black rotary-dial telephone
dial-style (e.g. of phones)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
smokers forced to smoke outside; (lit.) firefly tribe
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature