trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
just because; even if; even though
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
coexistence; living together
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
society; public; community; social studies
utmost limit; extremity; result
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
living; lifestyle; living room
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
eruption; volcanic eruption
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
8000; eight thousand; many
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into