middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
large amount of money; great cost
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to put on a patronizing air
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
control; management (e.g. of a business)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
labor; labour; manpower; working force
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to be free; to be available
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to settle (in a place); to settle down
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
in the future; another day; later
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
lacking a plan; haphazard