trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
meaning; significance; sense
leisure time; idle moment
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
these guys; these fellows
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
touting; tout; barker; pander
construction area; section of a construction project
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
had better ...; had better not ...
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
to repent; to be penitent
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do