sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
every month; each month; monthly
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
scene; sight; scenario; setting
8000; eight thousand; many
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
large amount of money; great cost
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
compensating; making up for; supplementation
garden (esp. with trees); park
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
sense of values; values; value system
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to go with the flow; to go with the times
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to creep about; to crawl around
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant