exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
script; screenplay; scenario
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
urgent; pressing; exigent
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
technique; art; skill; move
completely; entirely; totally
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
skill; dexterity; proficiency
wages; pay; rental payment
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
by all means; by all costs
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted