sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
800,000; eight hundred thousand
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
prickling; stinging; tingling
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
youthful; young; young-looking
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
to take a breath; to take a short rest
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
touché; you've got me there
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
ratio; proportion; percentage
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
in accordance with plans; just as planned
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
chair; stool; post; office; position