poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
approximate age; age range
age thirty; one's thirties
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(set of) facial features; looks
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
treatment (of a person); dealing with
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)