beyond this point; from now on; after this
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
system; institution; organization; organisation
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
cost of a meal (or meals)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
used article (esp. clothes)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to use and then throw away
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
episode; anecdote; vignette
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.