considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
amount of money; sum of money
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
knife attached to the sheath of a sword
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
myself; yourself; I; me; you
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
that; the matter in question
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
decision; determination; resolution
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
reality; actuality; hard fact
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
almost; roughly; approximately
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
minimum; at the very least
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that