burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
reform; reformation; reorganization
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
strapped for cash; hard up
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
right (to do something); authority; power
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
how can (one) do something
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to go through formalities
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to turn against; to become an enemy
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
leaving; quitting; retiring
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation